A major incident has been declared in Somerset after overnight flooding as rain and wind continue to batter parts of the UK. Residents in the worst affected areas of Somerset have been evacuated from ...

Up to 1,000 projects will get funding, including £43 million for the Bridgwater tidal barrier flood defence scheme in ...

The Somerset Rivers Authority was set up in the aftermath of widespread flooding in 2014, which cut off a number of villages and damaged homes. Computer modelling shows that dredging is working ...

But it’s the beautiful low lying Somerset Levels that have gained the most ... Liz Bonnin introduces a video clip about the 2014 floods in Somerset - the worst for over 100 years.

which was created in early-2014 in response to the serious floods which hit the Somerset Levels and Moors in the winter of 2013/14. The barrier will have a footbridge running over the top to ...

A new flood warning has been issued ... and heavy rain has fallen across Somerset and the wider South West this week, with fields waterlogged, river levels rising and some streams close to ...

The EA said it will continue monitor river levels across the county and will update if anything changes. READ MORE: Storm Herminia flood chaos in Somerset as heavy rain batters region READ MORE: Live: ...

The Bridgwater scheme is the largest of more than 1,000 getting cash from the government to protect homes and businesses from ...

which will reduce the amount of agricultural land affected by flooding in this section of the Somerset Levels and Moors, and thereby reduce the amount of lost income for local farmers. In addition, ...