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Now floods hit West

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:25:00 GMT

The emergency services are kept busy as heavy rain and melting snow bring flooding to homes and roads. The freak weather continued to play havoc with normal life in Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire with blocked roads, closed schools, landslips, power cuts, collapsed walls, flooded homes and the emergency services stretched to the limit. Flood warnings remained for dozens of rivers from East Devon through Somerset and Wiltshire to the Severn.

Freak floods hit Ottery St Mary

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:23:25 GMT

Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes after torrential storms caused floods and 6ft-high hailstone drifts.

Shocked residents have spoken of the freak weather that hit parts of Somerset and Devon, sparking hundreds of evacuations from homes and causing accidents on heavily flooded roads.

Flash floods hit Ilminster in Somerset and Ottery St Mary, Devon, after heavy rain and "slush" fell from the sky from midnight on Wednesday into the early hours of Thursday.

Farmers hit by red tape

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

It should the peak of the harvest season but farmers can't even get into their sodden fields because of a ban on using heavy machinery. Now they want the men from the Ministry to act

Calm before the storm in the Wye Valley

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Residents living along the River Wye in are bracing themselves amid reports that today is the calm before the storm and there is more torrential rain to come.

Gloucester man dies in flood mudslide

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:50:00 GMT

A man has been killed in Stroud after a mudslide brought on by torrential rain.

First storm of autumn hits waterlogged West

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The West has been lashed by torrential rain and gale-force winds as the first major storm of the autumn caused widespread chaos.

Heavy and persistent rain in the region caused some localised flooding on Friday and further flood warnings were in place.

Somerset hit by strong winds and heavy rain

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:50:00 GMT

Showers and strong winds whipped Somerset today with more than 40mm of rain falling on Exmoor in 24 hours and gales reaching 60mph.

Flooding causes chaos throughout Gloucestershire

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:14:00 GMT

The bad weather continues to cause havoc in Gloucestershire

8.00 LATEST: West Country being battered by heavy rain and gusty winds

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:21:00 GMT

The West has been experiencing heavy rainfall and strong winds since midnight as the first major storm of the autumn threatens to flood the region.

BREAKING NEWS: Flash floods hit Lydney in Gloucestershire

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:51:00 GMT

Residents in Lydney, Gloucestershire, suffered damage as flood waters penetrated their homes in some cases for the third time.

Fears over plans for new homes in Tewkesbury floodplain

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Last summer's devastating events have focused attention on the question of how much development should be allowed on the floodplain, especially when it comes to homes.

There is currently huge anxiety in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, over plans for 600 new properties on a site at Longford that protestors say was under water this time last year.

And such rows are sure to be repeated across the region, as the Government pushes for its target of three million new houses in Britain by 2020.

Police chief slams utility giants over slack flood defence plan

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Utility giants slammed for failing to improve flood protection at key sites

We have to work together if we are to cope with new disasters

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

We all depend on big organisations to come to our aid during a public emergency but, as Sir Michael Pitt points out in his report on last summer's floods, individuals must also act to protect themselves and their neighbours.

We haven't had a penny from Government

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The Government must stump up cash if Gloucestershire is to make itself flood proof, says council chief executive Peter Bungard

FLOODS: Will we be left in the dark again?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

After the floods wiped out tap water for 14 days to 350,000 homes and affected electricity to 600,000 homes, the utility companies came under fire. A year on, Severn Trent and the National Grid describe what they have done to protect Gloucestershire's residents?

Can Gloucestershire learn flooding lessons from the Yorkshire victims?

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Find out how one community is fighting back against devastating floods and protecting for the future

Seeing your baby carried to safety is very emotional

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:00 GMT

This is the moment brave tot Petie Rafferty met again the firefighter who carried him to safety during last year's harrowing floods.

The day the rains came and a nightmare began

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

One year ago, the rain started to fall and the nightmare began for Gloucestershire. Tom Morris looks back at the chaos