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• 11 Mar 2021
FLOOD FEARS: Questions have been asked how residents can get hold of community flood protection sacks bought for Middleton-in-Teesdale and Eggleston
STEPS are being taken to avoid further confusion in the way flood protection sacks are distributed in a dale village.
FloodSax – a type of sandless sandbag – were bought by Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin Parish Council last year to stop households flooding after previous incidents. Contributions were also made by Eggleston Parish Council.They have been stored at Middleton’s fire station and are deployed by fire and rescue staff as they see fit.
But in January, a California Row resident removed all the FloodSax following a severe weather alert. Fire station staff had been under the assumption the resident was a member of the parish council.
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• 28 Feb 2021
MAKING A SPLASH: Parish councillors in Middleton-in-Teesdale are asking for an investigation into whether damaged drains are responsible for the flooding and ice risk on Laneside
DRAINAGE issues that could be linked to work carried out by contractors a year ago have become dangerous for motorists.
Highways bosses are to be asked to investigate drains at Laneside on the B6282 at the entrance to Middleton-in-Teesdale after reports of excessive flooding across the carriageway following the recent wintry weather.
Members of Middleton-in-Teesdale and Newbiggin Parish Council agreed to request Durham County Council’s highways department look into the situation after reports that water flowing down the road had caused sheet ice.