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A £275,000 project to reduce flood risks using natural defences has been completed. The project saw new ponds, grasslands and woodland developed at Grassmoor Country Park in Chesterfield.
About 1,700 homes were evacuated over the weekend after heavy rainfall led to flooding ... in Derbyshire. The 83-year-old was found dead in her flooded home in Tapton Terrace, in Chesterfield ...
Trees near a river are being felled to cut the risk of flooding in a Derbyshire town. Several trees alongside the River Hipper in Queen's Park, Chesterfield, are being removed as part of work by ...
The authorities insist they have worked together over the last 10 years to help prevent flooding across the whole of Chesterfield. A Derbyshire ... work on properties in Alma Street West and ...
This is the moment a devastated mother entered her home destroyed by Storm Babet after heavy downpours sparked severe flash floods across ... terraced house in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, last ...
Ambergate was hard hit by flooding from the River Derwent Liz Partington, emergency planning manager from Derbyshire County Council, said services had been stretched. "Chesterfield and the eastern ...
Derbyshire police are also investigating after a woman was found dead in a flooded property in Chesterfield. Derby faced three severe flood warnings ... Derby Racecourse Park, and surrounding ...
The woman was found dead at her home in Chesterfield at around 10.35am on Saturday. Her death is believed to be related to flooding in the area, Derbyshire Police said. It comes as flooding continues ...
Severe flood warnings have been issued in Derbyshire after residents of a flooded ... Cattle Market and Racecourse Park at Chaddesden. The warnings indicate deep and fast flowing water carrying ...
Erewash’s flood response during Storm Babet was being led by a man trapped in his Chesterfield home by floodwaters. Dave Bramwell, born and raised in Derbyshire, has worked for Erewash Borough ...
More than 60 homes in Chesterfield ... have been fitted with flood doors, airbricks and non-return valves as well as other devices to seal against water entering them. Alma Street West resident ...