Guardian
column, Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury reflects on last month s flooding in Northwich and the devastation it caused. NORTHWICH has made regional and national headlines in recent weeks for reasons we don’t wish to celebrate or see repeated. Flooding reaped havoc on our community in the midst of a national and international health crisis which is rapidly turning into an economic one. Mercifully, flood barriers stopped the Rivers Weaver from breaking their banks during Storm Christoph. But standing outside Waitrose with local councillors I saw history repeating itself with residents and businesses again impacted as surface water drains were overwhelmed.