People in Southwell in Nottinghamshire will get their first view of a flood model designed to help protect the town after freak flash floods last summer. A month’s rain fell during the flash flooding when 56mm was recorded across Nottingham in 3 hours. The computer-generated model will be shown at a public meeting tonight. It’s… Read more »
Southwell Flood Fund is Launched. The Future is Dry!
Southwell Flood Forum has gathered enormous momentum in its first six months, bringing the Flood Risk Authorities to task and working with them to achieve solutions to the multiple sources and routes of floodwaters. This will culminate in a comprehen- sive report and recommendations. The Forum has now set up the Southwell Flood Fund, under… Read more »
Flood legislation needs to go further
“While I agree with Mark Spencer MP and his bill (Bill Will Help Flood Prevention, Advertiser, February 13) I don’t think he is going far enough with his request for legislation. There are many reasons for flooding, especially in this area, that are important enough for him to include in his bill and ask for… Read more »
Flood fund agreed
MEMBERS of Southwell Town Council agreed to contribute tens of thousands of pounds to a ring-fenced flood mitigation fund after a passionate debate at the Old Court House. It is to put aside £40,000 for flood prevention and reparation work. It means the town council precept — its share of the council tax bill —… Read more »
Flooding help from tax rise
Tens of thousands of pounds could be put aside for flood defence work by Southwell Town Council. The council was last night set to consider a recommendation from its finance and policy committee to allocate £40,000 for flood mitigation in this year’s budget. If approved, it would contribute to a rise in the town council… Read more »
MP wants flood focus on new homes
A politician has called for better drainage systems and flood prevention schemes in a Private Member’s Bill see Newark Advertiser
MP wants flood focus on new homes
A politician has called for better drainage systems and flood prevention schemes in a Private Member’s Bill. Read more here
Drowning in money: the untold story of the crazy public spending that makes flooding inevitable
The Guardian – Tuesday 14th January 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/13/flooding-public-spending-britain-europe-policies-homes Includes interesting facts about the usefulness of trees in flood risk areas.
Multiple failures in flood response
Newark and Sherwood Homes has been accused of multiple failures over the way it handled the situation faced by elderly residents whose homes were flooded in Southwell in the summer. Mr Julian Hamilton, a Southwell town and district councillor, said on Monday that although there had initially been a good reaction to the problems faced… Read more »
Flood defenders go back to nature to keep vulnerable homes dry
Experiments set up after floods of 2007 are exploring alternatives to costly concrete defences as funding dries up After the torrential rain of Christmas Eve, logs stacked outside Helen Webber and John Hesp’s thatched cottage were washed away down the lane. The rust-red river that surges past their 400-year-old home in the north Somerset village… Read more »
