West Cowick flooding pushes villages to the brink as residents face nervous wait
The village, and neighbouring West Cowick, are once again at risk from flooding
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A CANAL burst its banks in East Yorkshire yesterday - causing the flooding of several fields near East Cowick and West Cowick. Sandbagging of adjacent properties and pumping operations went on throughout the night and water levels have stabilised. No properties have been flooded. The Environment Agency has issued three flood warnings for the area, which remain in place. Staff from the Canal and River Trust – which manage the affected part of the Aire and Calder canal – are being supported on site by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Humberside Police, Humberside Fire and Rescue, the Environment Agency, Snaith & Cowick Town Council and the Internal Drainage Board.
Ashford Brexit lorry park impact still secret as government rejects Freedom of Information request
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Updated: 11:44, 10 December 2020
Government officials are continuing to block the release of information about the impact of post-Brexit lorry park holding sites, saying it is not in the public interest.
Work on what are described as Inland Border Facilities began in the summer at two sites in Ashford â the 66-acre MOJO plot at Sevington and another back-up site at the nearby Waterbrook Park.
The Sevington Brexit lorry park from above, pictured in late November
The Department of Transport is using powers to construct the developments, which will be used for customs checks and for holding lorries in the event of disruption at the Channel ports, without going through the usual planning process.