“…this Council urges the Government to join with other bodies in meaningful discussion leading to an agreement which enables property owners and residents of homes in flood risk areas, whether or not previously flooded, to obtain flood insurance at realistic premiums…” Continue reading »
THE CURRENT flooding threat may be receding but that has not stopped Hedon Town Council from being pro-active and agreeing to publish a flood Advice Leaflet next year. Continue reading »
Last night (26th November 2012) Neil Shillito was checking water levels at Westlands drain at the back of Drapers Lane and Cloeberry Way. He helped warn a local resident about an overflowing drain cover. Continue reading »
A PROBLEM with the drains on Cleeve Road has happened once again despite Yorkshire Water having claimed to have sorted it. The scene this morning saw water squirting from a manhole cover. Local residents said the flood water was spilling out sewage and mashed up toilet rolls which were flowing down the street. A problem … Continue reading »
“Slosh, slosh, slosh!”… this was how Hedon Town Councillor Gordon Thurston described his visit to the fields on Magdalen Lane recently. He was referring to the standing water on the fields in the vicinity of the site where the new care home is to be built. Councillor Thurston had donned his wellies and visited the site … Continue reading »
CAROL HUNTER has posted some video of the town centre flooding on our Facebook Page. If anyone took photos of the flash flood event then we would love to publish them on the Hedon Blog! It appears that the drains just did not cope with the deluge! Send to hedonblog@gmx.com Continue reading »
WORK STARTS on Monday 14th November 2011 which aims to reduce the risk of flooding in Hedon. The project, jointly funded by Yorkshire Water and East Riding Council, with support from Hedon Town Council, will see the installation of pump apparatus, including permanent buried pipe-work, valve gear and hard standing for temporary pumps to be situated, … Continue reading »
BRIEF NOTES of Hedon Town Council Meetings. The following summary from Jim Lindop is a personal overview from Hedon Town Council meetings in September. They are based on discussions from the meeting and should not be taken as any official record. They are provided here for resident’s information and interest and reveal the variety of issues … Continue reading »
