Multiple failures in flood response

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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

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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 »

Newsletter ~ Edition 2

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Planning application on Beckett’s Field

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It’s hard to believe that building work is still being considered here when the area was so badly flooded in July. There was evidence of flooding 60 metres into the field. The footbridge at the NW corner was ripped from its anchoring and lifted 4 feet or more into the air. SFF had been given… Read more »

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National Flood Forum Bulletin – December 2013

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Since the last bulletin, we’ve had ministerial visits, the launch of the Property Protection Advisor and, as I write, we’ve just had the major storm that happened across the country, particularly along the East Coast. Download National Flood Forum – December 2013 – Bulletin