Environment
Somerset farms to benefit from £50m package flood protection
Somerset’s farms and rural communities are soon to be better protected from the “growing threat of flooding” under a new...
flood defence
Environment
£16 million in funding for drainage board upgrades
Internal drainage boards (IDBs) will receive £16 million in funding for flood protection, benefiting over 400,000ha of agricultural land across...
Rural Life
£30m flood defence work completed in Burton-upon-Trent
The Environment Agency has completed additional flood defence work in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, to alleviate issues around the A38 at Branston....
Agri Politics
Over 300,000 homes protected by flood defences programme
A £2.6 billion six-year programme of work dedicated to improving flood and coastal defences has exceeded its original targets by...
Environment
Hull’s new flood defences officially opened
Hull’s new Humber frontage flood defences which provide greater protection to 113,000 homes and businesses, as well as local infrastructure...
Environment
Environment Agency completes work on Leominster flood defences
The Environment Agency has completed work on the Leominster flood risk management scheme which will help to protect hundreds of...
Environment
£14 million flood defence completed in North Lincolnshire
People in South Ferriby are better protected from tidal surges and sea level rises following the completion of a £14...
Environment
£12.1 million flood defences in Lancaster officially launched
A major flood risk management scheme on the River Lune, designed to protect hundreds of properties from the risk of...
Environment
Pioneering North East project uses nature to reduce flood risk
More than 20 natural features have been constructed to bolster flood protection in the North East as part of a...