Hereford flood wall - Wye so high?


File this one under 'Bonkers Beaurocracy'. Readers may have seen the small piece on page 5 of this weeks Hereford Times about the Environment Agency's flood defence idea; put up a wall along the river bank and stop the floods! Its too simple, isn't it. The river floods perhaps every other year for a few days, its hard on people whose homes are flooded but why should the thousands who enjoy walking alongside the river every year and who look onto the river from their homes and businesses be deprived of views that generations have enjoyed, not to mention the impact on wildlife and the creation of a muggers alley. Even the residents who've asked for something to be done are objecting as they demonstrate this weekend what is proposed, as our pictures show. We'll be updating this story as the facts emerge.


Posted: Sat - May 13, 2006 at 07:18 pm          

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