Calendar defences News

• Politics
• floods
• Leeds

The Floods Minister, Richard Benyon, welcomes the schemes announced today.

• UK
• Leeds
• Skipton

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has welcomed the £50.5m flood scheme in Leeds.

• UK
• Leeds
• River Aire

• A £14.5 million flood defence will protect 14,000 homes
• The defences will also protect nearly 300,000 square metres of dockland that has been allocated for industrial development.
• £1.25 million has been brought forward by a local business

• UK
• Grimsby
• Grimsby Docks

• A £9.7 million flood defence will protect 465 homes and businesses.
• Over 500 jobs will be created as land is protected for business use.
• £2 million has been agreed in principle from local businesses.

• Business
• Skipton
• flood defences

• A £11.4 million flood defence will protect over 300 businesses in the area.
• It will create over 2,700 jobs by protecting land for business use.
• Local businesses have brought in £2.55 million for the project.

• UK
• Sheffield
• flood