Heavy rain and flooding are disrupting parts of the road and rail network as storms move on to north-east England and north Wales. Horse racing has been cancelled at Wetherby in West Yorkshire, and Southwell in Nottinghamshire. Nathan Corden from Southwell Racecourse told the BBC’s Anthony Bartram he did not expect to have another flood… Read more »
Racecourse
First races start at flood track
Full-scale horse racing has returned to a Nottinghamshire racecourse for the first time since the summer floods. Southwell was left under four feet (1.2m) of water in June when a nearby river burst its banks. Repairs to the course and buildings have cost about £4m and managers admitted there was still a lot to be… Read more »
Minister tours flood-hit village
People in Nottinghamshire who suffered during July’s floods have been assured they have not been forgotten. Gillian Merron, minister for the East Midlands, visited some of the affected areas to listen to residents. She saw the damage at Southwell racecourse and toured the village of Lowdham where dozens of homes were hit. Residents told her… Read more »
