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It's 5 years since the 2021 flash floods that affected 24 boroughs and over 2,000 properties, including homes, schools, hospitals, and Underground stations.
The Environment Agency, in partnership with Isle of Wight Council, are launching ground investigations this summer
Ground investigation works are underway along a 15km of coastline between Eastbourne and Bexhill as part of the multi-million-pound flood scheme.
The Environment Agency has completed £120,000 of improvements at Milford Dam, a key flood defence on the outskirts of Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire.
The Environment Agency has completed a £1 million coastal flood defence project at Minehead seafront.
The new defences (an investment of over £55m) are part of a scheme which, when complete, will reduce flood risk for thousands of local homes and businesses.
Bridgwater Tidal Barrier won the Digital Excellence award at the Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2026, recognising design partner AtkinsRéalis’ standout digital design work.
A draft strategy has been published to manage climate change impacts along 15km coastline between Hurst Spit and Lymington.
Money awarded to Somerset Council to bolster flood resilience
Around 300,000 cubic metres of sand helps to reduce risk of flooding for 20,000 homes and businesses, 24,500 static caravans and 35,000 hectares of land.
The Environment Agency has raised the height of Stockbridge Road near Timsbury and added a permanent, demountable defence where weed cuttings are caught.
This letter sets out the government’s priorities for the review of the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England.
Positive results from a recent Flood Forecasting Centre led trial of surface water hazard and impact models.
Construction is to begin on a new flood defence scheme at Severn Stoke, Worcestershire, reducing flood risk to homes, businesses, and infrastructure.
New flood defences already operational, protecting homes through wet months and set to help prevent an estimated £10 billion in damage
The Environment Agency and Dorset Council are hosting drop-in events in Weymouth, Blandford, Winterborne Stickland, Sydling St Nicholas and Dorchester
Spring coastal defence works are under way in Sussex, shifting shingle and installing £250,000 of timber to protect 3,000 homes through 2027.
£830m in funding for flood schemes for 2026/27 to improve protection for tens of thousands of homes and businesses – part of record investment of at least £10.5 billion between 2024-2036
The Environment Agency has replaced a culvert and added a playground to Mousehole School in Cornwall.
The £1 million project has been announced to protect Minehead, Somerset from coastal flooding.
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