Phase 2 of a £40 million Environment Agency scheme to reduce flood risk to more than 800 homes and businesses across Radcliffe and Redvales will get underway in the coming weeks.

The Environment Agency (EA) has continued working throughout the coronavirus pandemic to repair flood defences damaged in the February floods, prioritising those communities most at risk of flooding.

A trial is being launched by the Environment Agency and University of Leeds at the Brownlee Triathlon Centre to look at using natural flood management to help reduce flood risk.

The Environment Agency is progressing work on the multi-million flood risk management scheme in Lancaster in line with government safety guidelines to ensure that flood risk in one of the city’s most important commercial areas is significantly reduced.

The first phase of a £46 million flood defence scheme in Rochdale and Littleborough has been given the green light by Rochdale Borough Council’s Planning Department.

The £35 million Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme will reach a major milestone next week with the opening of a new bridge - a key feature of the project.

The Environment Agency is starting work this week on a new multi-million pound pumping station that will reduce the risk of flooding to 1,000 homes in East Hull.

The Environment Agency is starting construction work on the £42 million tidal flood defence scheme for Hull at the city’s historic estuary frontage.