Wiltshire to receive £1million after an incredibly wet winter

An extra £1 million is to be spent on flood prevention measures in Wiltshire after one of the wettest winters on record.

Funding from Wiltshire Council will be spent on small-scale drainage improvements to reduce the risk of flooding.

The work will focus on solving problems at a local level to prevent road flooding, which in turn can flood properties and damage the road.

Council leader Richard Clewer said the increase in flooding incidents was having a “real impact on communities”.

“The recent winter was one of the wettest on record and climate change will continue to bring us wetter conditions and more intense rainfall events in the coming years,” he said.

“We know that these increased incidents of flooding can have a real impact on our communities, which is why we are investing more money in sewerage improvements across Wiltshire.”

Mr Clewer added that the investment would bring permanent improvements to rural communities, which are “worst hit”.

The full list of improvement areas will be created with input from the council’s operational flood working groups and will focus on smaller schemes to allow more to be delivered across the county, the council said.

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