As we head into the summer, following the driest spring in over a century, it’s clear that climate change is causing more ...

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Funding worth almost £2m will be used to better protect an area of West Yorkshire previously badly hit by flooding, a council ...

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Flood alerts and warnings have been put in place following days of rainfall across Yorkshire. Places like Todmorden and the rest of Calderdale, as well as North Yorkshire, have already seen areas ...

A growing number of landowners are the vanguard of an evolving conservationist role, tapping into funding streams to usher in ...

Already, large parts of Yorkshire have been flooded by Storm Babet. This saw heavy flooding in parts of South Yorkshire which has seen hundreds of people forced to flee their homes. Read More ...

BRITS face more weather chaos today with “danger to life” floods predicted to hit parts of battered South Yorkshire. A new Environment Agency map shows the 127 flood alerts and warnings in ...

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external - meaning immediate action should be taken as flooding is expected - are in place in Yorkshire as emergency services prepare for possible widespread flooding caused by Storm Christoph.