LUDLOW missed out on a pot of money from the Government to help alleviate flooding. Whilst Tenbury and parts of the River Severn catchment were included in the allocation there was nothing for Ludlow although 50 properties were flooded last February and in 2007 a house was so badly damaged that it had to be demolished and a bridge and gas main were washed away. Following the floods which devastated homes in the town near the river in February last year, residents got together to relaunch the Ludlow Flood Forum with the aim of preventing future flooding in the historic town. It was a revival of a body that has been dormant.