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Towns, badly affected by flooding last summer, have been left out of government funding, a council has said.

In July, hundred of properties in Southwell and Hucknall were flooded and some residents have still not been able to return to their homes.

Nottinghamshire County Council has written to Defra asking for help to protect the towns from future funding.

The government made £140m available for areas, including Somerset, which were hit by the winter floods in the budget.

Councillor Steve Calvert said he wants support extended to all areas which were affected by flooding within the current financial year.

Read more on the BBC web site…