(Extract from Mailonline 8/12/2024) Residents on the newly built Crawford Park estate in Blyth, Northumberland have been plunged into a nightmare after their homes were flooded twice in six months in what…
Whitehall criticised at Pinewood Studios
Sir Kier Starmer PM launched his most recent six-point plan (which included a series of targets) at Pinewood Studios in early December 2024. He also accused Whitehall of becoming “comfortable with failure”,…
£100m of your money for the HS2 bat tunnel?
Is it fair and reasonable that £100m of public money can be spent on a ‘bat tunnel’ while villages near the Thames in East Berkshire suffer repeated flood events due to lack…
The e-scooter problem!
E-scooters are dangerous. Until the legislation is amended – it is illegal to ride a privately owned electric scooter in public. The front face of the Thames Valley Police advice handout is…
EA repeats the mistakes of the past!
History is now repeating itself on the Jubilee River! The EA has forgotten the mistakes of the past and has just made the same mistake again. When the Jubilee River buoys were…
RTS Consultation – Summary Report
The summary report on the Environment Agency’s River Thames Scheme Consultation (dated August 2024) is now available and can be found here The full report should become available when the application for…
Motorbike rider on Datchet Recreation Ground
Location/time: Datchet Recreation Ground 2.15pm
Flood risk management and partnership funding
This briefing paper (published November 2024) provides an overview of flood and coastal risk management in the UK, including which bodies manage risk, current policy on flood risk management, and how flood…
Online petition to Unblock the Wraysbury Drain now is now active
The Online petition – Unblock the Wraysbury Drain – is now active and will run from 24 Nov 2024 to 24 May 2025 RBWM is the designated lead local flood authority with…
WITHDRAWN – Fowles Crushed Concrete planning appeal
Extract from RBWM – Appeal Decision Report 28 October 2024 – 27 November 2024 Appeal Ref.: 24/60101/COND Planning Ref.: Appellant: Mr William Fowles c/o Agent: Mr Michael Krantz 1 Cornhill London EC3V…