Upgrades to flood defences along a river have been approved by a local authority. The Environment Agency (EA) is in the process of improving nine flood gates along the River Tees in Yarm, in Tees ...

The Environment Agency (EA), which is upgrading defences along the river near Yarm as part of a “flood alleviation scheme”, applied for a “certificate of lawfulness” from Stockton Council ...

Temporary defences will be used while the work ... said the priority has been "to secure the best possible flood protection" for Yarm. "The existing wide single leaf swinging floodgates can ...

A review on the defences, which protect more than 500 ... said its priority had been to get the best possible flood protection for Yarm. He added: “We considered various options such as ...

More than 3,000 of England’s most important flood defences are currently in disrepair as experts warn the public is being put “at risk” if the Chancellor refuses to boost the flood budget.

David Gluck, chair of the Tadcaster Flood Defence Alliance (TFDA), said the defences would allow more businesses to access insurance and therefore help to fill many of the empty buildings on ...

Flood defences will be bolstered to protect thousands of homes over the next two years, ministers have announced. The Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) said a "record" £2 ...

Article continues below "That's why we are investing a record £2.65billion to build and maintain flood defences, protecting homes, lives and businesses across the country." Defra added that under ...

with the armed forces using helicopters to evacuate people and strengthen flood defences, while drones monitored the situation from above. At a water level measurement station near Wroclaw ...