“Enough is enough”, a councillor has said after three major flooding events across the district in three months. Now the water has receded, attention has turned to the need for defences to help protect communities from future flooding — expected to cost millions. Around 200 homes in Newark and Sherwood have been flooded during and in the aftermath of Storm Henk, with thousands of residents affected by road closures, diverted council services, and transport disruption. The River Trent at Farndon peaked at 2.66metres on Friday, just less that its record height in 2000, following flooding in Octo…
