A flood defence group is calling for a more coordinated response from the council and other agencies to flooding problems. After heavy rainfall recently hit the county, some towns and villages in north Oxfordshire such as Kidlington, Yarnton and Begbroke have been battling against floods. Residents in Yarnton feel the the village s flooding problem has been ignored and that there needs to be a collaborative approach to tackling the issue from the county and district councils, Highways, the Environment Agency and Thames Water. Colin Rhodes, of Yarnton Flood Defence Group, said: “The flooding issues in Yarnton are multi-faceted. Significant surface water run-off is flooding homes, cutting off vital roads and overwhelming the foul waste system to the extent that raw sewage is entering residents’ properties.