Southwell homes protected from sewer flooding

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Severn Trent Water is investing more than half a million pounds to help protect homes in Southwell, near Newark, from sewer flooding. The essential improvements, which are being carried out on Leeway Road and Lower Kirklington Road, are expected to be complete before Christmas. Andrew Morley, programme engineer at Severn Trent Water explains why his… Read more »

03/08/2007 Residents clearing up after one of 15 previous floods in the last 20 years © Newark Advertiser

Street suffering repeat flooding

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RESIDENTS of a Southwell street affected by the recent flooding believe Severn Trent could have prevented the problems. Houses on Leeway Road have flooded at least 15 times in the last 20 years. People living there say Severn Trent started work on the drains more than ten years ago to prevent their homes flooding again…. Read more »