For several months, the water from my mother's taps has tasted different from mine. She lives in Hollingbury and having a tea or coffee there leaves a metallic after-taste and makes coffee very bitter.

Last week, this happened to me in the Seven Dials area.

I've tried running the tap, boiling it several times, even using a filterbut nothing gets rid of this awful taste.

What is it? Is it fluoride? All I want to know from the water board or public or anybody is how to get rid of it.

-Miss L Shepherd, Brighton