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Flooding and Flood Defence

Flood gates Truro tidal flood gatesNew flood defence gates in Truro, Cornwall are now fully operational, securing the city's flood defences for the next 30 years - 185 properties in Truro are now protected by the newly replaced flood defence gates.

FLOODED ROAD  CAR EAThe government has unveiled sweeping reforms which will see deprived communities across the country benefit from new flood defences with a record £10.5 billion investment to defend nearly 900,000 properties in England, with new rules to get defences built more quickly.

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITEE REPORT OCT 2025 FLOOD RESILIENCE IN ENGLANDA cross-party Committee of MPs is warning that awareness of flood risk in England is “dangerously low” and is calling on the Government to set up a single national flood reporting and information service to prevent homes and livelihoods being exposed.

FLOODED PROPERTY - INTERNALMillions across the country are being urged to get flood ready – such as by signing up for flood warnings or preparing a flood plan – by the Environment Agency to mark the start of Flood Action Week 2025.

Pembroke Dock Phase 1 FLOW deep water facilityPembrokeshire County Council have approved plans to create a dedicated floating offshore wind (FLOW) storage compound in Pembroke Dock.

FLOOD DEFENCES BEALES CORNER Drone shot of both sides of River Severn Sept 2025The Environment Agency has completed the £10 million Beales Corner Flood Risk Management Scheme in Bewdley, Worcestershire, delivering a major upgrade to the town’s flood defences that will benefit 50 properties and maintain access to businesses for decades to come.

EA Outstrays Managed Realignment SchemeThe Environment Agency and a wide range of partners have completed the Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme, creating 250ha of intertidal habitat by embankment realignment at a total cost of £56.3 million.

Shingle spraying by Sospan Dau to strnghten Pevseney Bay tidal defencesThe Environment Agency is getting ready to start work this week on £1 million worth of coastal flood defence work at Pevensey Bay - residents and visitors to Pevensey Bay will witness a spectacular sight during September as the Sospan Dau dredging vessel returns to spray shingle onto the shoreline.

LITTLEBOROUGH FLOOD DEFENCE SCHEME CONSTRUCTION AERIAL VIEW MAY 2025Work on the Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme continues to progress in 2025, with construction activity under way across key sites. The scheme is designed to reduce flood risk to homes, businesses, and community facilities that have been previously affected by severe flooding.

NWL LOGONorthumbrian Water is partnering in a £3.8 million project to reduce flood risk in a County Durham village. The work in South Moor, Stanley, will be carried out by Northumbrian Water, in partnership with Durham County Council and the Environment Agency (EA), as part of the Northumbria Integrated Drainage Partnership (NIDP).

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