The third year of construction on a £33 million Environment Agency flood defence scheme has been completed, resulting in 2300 properties being better protected.

The Environment Agency’s annual beach management to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities will see sand topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point.

The Environment Agency has started work on a £29 million upgrade at Stallingborough for the Humber flood defences.

The Environment Agency is progressing plans for the Pevensey Bay to Eastbourne Coastal Management scheme - the scheme will become one of the largest coastal flood risk schemes in the country, protecting an estimated 10,000 homes.

The construction of four major coastal defence capital schemes on the Isle of Wight with a total potential cost of £54.7 million to reduce the risk of flooding and coastal erosion moves one step closer to completion after receiving £7 million of central government funding.

The Environment Agency is getting ready to start work in April 2021 on the £40 million Lydd Ranges sea defence scheme.

MPs taking part in a House of Commons debate last week were told of ongoing problems in obtaining funding to protect key elements of Wales’ critical infrastructure at serious risk from coastal erosion.