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  • Sustainable drainage systems

    Effective provision of advice to local planning authorities in relation to water drainage management - new consultation announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Affordable flood insurance one step closer

    Flood Re comes one step closer to implementation, better protecting people in high flood risk areas against spiralling insurance costs

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Francis Maude speech on open data and transparency

    Francis Maude spoke at the Institute for Government and announced the release of flood risk assessment data to help local communities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • River Sowy and King’s Sedgemoor Drain drop-in

    The Environment Agency is inviting people living on the Somerset Moors and Levels to a community drop in event at Othery Village Hall on Wednesday, 10 December.

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  • Defra and local partners set up Somerset Rivers Authority

    In a Memorandum of Understanding, Defra and Somerset County Council have agreed funding for the Somerset Rivers Authority.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences in six-year programme

    Homes, businesses and farmland England to be better protected from floods by a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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  • Working to prepare North East communities for winter

    The Environment Agency has spent £4million in the North East repairing and improving flood defences helping communities prepare for winter

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  • £297 million to be spent on new flood defences in Thames Valley

    New flood defences will benefit homes in the Thames Valley to the tune of nearly £300 million, the government announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £266 million to be spent on new flood defences in Yorkshire

    Homes in Leeds City Centre and West Hull will be better protected from floods thanks to six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £46 million to be spent on new flood defences in Northumbria

    Homes in Northumbria will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences

    Better protection for homes, businesses and farmland will be provided under a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £158m to be spent on new flood defences across the North West

    Homes across the North West will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £51m to be spent on new flood defences across Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

    Homes in Bournemouth, Congresbury, Bridgwater and Cannington will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £86m to be spent on new flood defences across the South West

    Homes in Exeter, Dawlish Warren and Exmouth will be better protected from floods thanks to an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme, benefitting the South West to the tune of £86m.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £162 million spend on flood defences in East and Central Midlands

    Properties in East and Central Midlands will be better protected from floods with government's 6-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £47 million to be spent on new flood defences in Central Anglia

    Homes in Central Anglia will be better protected from floods thanks to a six-year £2.3 billion national flood defence programme

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £330 million for new flood defences in Kent, Hampshire & Sussex

    New flood defences will benefit Kent, Hampshire and Sussex to the tune of over £330 million, the government has announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £12 million for new flood defences across the Severn and Wye catchment

    £12 million to be spent on new flood defences across Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Environment Agency flood defences ready for winter

    After the exceptional rainfall and storms of last winter, the Environment Agency has completed a record number of repairs to flood and coastal defences across Devon and Cornwall and is urging communities to make sure they a…

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  • Winter weather: UK government response

    The United Kingdom has one of the most capable forecasting and warning systems in the world but extreme weather events can still cause disruption over winter.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government