Work has now started to replace the Trash Screen at the corner of Allenby Road and Halam Hill Road. The council are taking away the existing vertical screen and digging out the ditch further to the next manhole which is on the corner of Allenby Road. A new graduated Trash Screen will then be installed…. Read more »
George Monbiot on farming practice and flooding
We all know what’s gone wrong, or we think we do: not enough spending on flood defences. It’s true that the government’s cuts have exposed thousands of homes to greater risk, and that the cuts will become more dangerous as climate change kicks in. Read more
URS Flood Consultants’ Site Visit – 16.12.13
Mark Bertolini Co-Chair, Roy Ladhams and Liz Walker of Southwell Flood Form, Potwell Dyke Flood Group met URS Flood Consultants Richard James (Hydraulic Modeller) and Chris Broome (who is undertaking the options assessment and economic appraisal) They walked along the Potwell Dyke to assess its catchment area for tenuation ponds, log all bridges and structures over the dyke, its… Read more »
URS Flood Consultants – Site Visit – 12.12.13
Rob Jordan Co-Chair and John Cook of Southwell Flood Form, Halam Hill Group met URS Flood Consultants Richard James (Hydraulic Modeller) and Chris Broome (who is undertaking the options assessment and economic appraisal) They walked round the northern end of town to examine and log the details of how and where the floodwaters affected properties, infrastructure and watercourses… Read more »
Flooding fears recede
Blocked gullies, blamed for much of the flooding in Southwell last summer, could be cleared twice a year instead of once, but some fear it still may not be enough. Southwell Town Council welcomed the recommendation by Nottinghamshire County Council’s flooding (drainage and watercourses) select committee to change its policy. Read more
