By • 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.