Residents in several Nottinghamshire villages have been battling floods for the second time in four days after a night and day of torrential rain. Homes were also affected in Southwell and the Minster School was forced to close. Head teacher Phil Blinston said this forced the cancellation of some exams. Read more on the BBC… Read more »
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 »
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 »
THE area’s flooding problems were discussed by Southwell Town Council planning committee on Wednesday. Members said drainage problems in the town were to blame for last week’s flooded roads in the town. Mr Graham Ball said the Co- op store and the health centre on The Ropewalk had balancing tanks that pumped the water into… Read more »
RESIDENTS in the Southwell area have started picking up the pieces after last week’s floods wreaked havoc in the town. The general manager of Norwood Gardens, Southwell, Mr Henry Starkey, at the highest point flood water reached as it channelled into a balancing pond built to soak up excess water. Things could have been far… Read more »
