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A spotlight has been shone on recurring flooding hotspots in a Suffolk village, following a succession of recent storms. Long Melford councillor Richard Kemp has called for answers from the Environment Agency over a reported decline in maintenance to remove debris from the River Stour and River Chadbrook. Cllr Kemp pinpointed Borley Road, Bridge Street, Hall Mill and the Liston crossing as areas of the village that were particularly affected by water overflows from the two rivers. The issue reared its head during Storm Babet in October, when heavy rainfall caused the Chad Brook tributary of th…