UPDATE: 13th February 2025
Heavy rainfall and flooding at the start of the year caused chaos in some of our villages. One problem has been the dip in the road at Fenn Lanes by the Dadlington Crossroads which has been flooded for quite some time.
After the water cleared, the road remained closed - causing significant disruption to local people.
I have raised this with LCC, which is responsible for highways and flood prevention and drain maintenance in our area.
You can see the response from LCC here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/flooding-update-fenn-lanes-closure
UPDATE: 30th January 2025
Once again, heavy rainfall, storms and blocked drains has resulted in flooding in across our community, causing havoc to local people, their homes and businesses.
Towards the end of last year I convened a meeting of representatives from Leicestershire County Council, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, the Environment Agency, Witherley Parish Council, Leicestershire Police, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue, Severn Trent Water and a local residents group to discuss the short- and long-term impacts of flooding in our area, and will continue to work with everyone involved.
I’m pleased the Government has agreed to look into this, and I will be looking at these necessary improvements to the flooding formula and Flood Resilience Task Force closely.
You can read my question to the Leader of the House and her response here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/raises-concerns-around-flooding-formula
UPDATE: 8th January 2025
We've experienced heavier than expected rainfall over the past few days in the East Midlands and sadly many areas in our community have flooded once again, causing havoc to local people, their homes and businesses.
Since heavy rainfall started on Sunday there has been over 60 flood alerts and warnings across Leicestershire, and it's welcome news that the weather is improving and 27 of these alerts have now been removed, although the effect of these floods will still be felt by many people across our community.
Find more information here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/update-january-2025-flooding
UPDATE: 13th December 2024
After repeated flooding in the area, I was pleased to be able to pull together all the agencies and those involved in flooding across our area for a private meeting in Witherley on how to tackle flooding in both the short- and long-term.
Find out more about the meeting here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/convenes-flooding-meeting
UPDATE: 26th November 2024
Yesterday I was able to raise an issue facing areas such as Witherley, Appleby Magna and Shenton, which are often significantly hit by flooding but struggle to receive support from the relevant agencies.
You can see my question here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/flooding-support-smaller-villages
UPDATE: 26 September 2024
Please be aware of bad flooding by the M69 Junction 1 roundabout.
Leicestershire County Council is the Lead Local Flood authority responsible for surface water flooding. If you’ve been impacted by recent heavy rainfall you can report it to LCC here: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/flooding-and-drainage/report-a-flood
Find more information on this update here: https://www.facebook.com/drlukeevansmp/posts/909443044334917
UPDATE: 18th January 2024
I asked the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Government could use the national alert system, trialled last year, to help safeguard homes and businesses against future flooding instances.
You can see the response here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/national-alert-system-flooding
UPDATE: 4th January 2024
Over the past two days my office and I have been in contact with people across our area who have suffered from flooding.
By way of an update for you all, I have raised the incidents with:
- Leicestershire County Council - the local authority responsible for flood management in our area
- Severn Trent
- The Environment Agency - to ensure that support is provided to people across our community who need it
Please see the rest of my update here: https://www.facebook.com/drlukeevansmp/posts/757746802837876
UPDATE: 19th January 2021
With forecasts of heavy rain over the next few days the Environment Agency are warning communities that already saturated ground is likely to see surface water causing flooding, with the potential of flooding from rivers and watercourses too.
Find out more, and see the flood warning system, here: https://www.facebook.com/drlukeevansmp/posts/with-forecasts-of-heavy-rain-over-the-next-few-days-the-environment-agency-are-w/481192589942531/
UPDATE: 17th February 2020
The Environment Agency have provided the following advice for local residents impacted by flooding.
You can see this here: https://www.drlukeevans.org.uk/news/flooding-advice-environment-agency
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On this page you can find details of Dr Luke Evans MP’s work to secure protections against and improved funding for villages, homes and businesses across Hinckley and Bosworth which are impacted by flooding.
A reminder of who to contact in the event of a flood in your area:
You can report a flood to LCC by completing this online form (scroll to find link to form at the bottom of this page): https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/environment-and-planning/flooding-and-drainage/who-to-contact-for-flooding or emailing: [email protected]
If your area has been affected by river flooding you can contact the Environment Agency via the free Floodline service: 0345 988 1188
As always, you can contact my team and I via email: [email protected]
What to do after a flood: https://www.gov.uk/after-flood
You can sign up for flood warnings here: https://www.fws.environment-agency.gov.uk/app/olr/address