Residents warned to protect homes from flooding

A council has advised residents to make sure their homes have flood protection if they believe their homes are at risk.

Wiltshire Council has issued this warning after heavy rainfall caused flooding across the county in September.

Residents in Calne hit by recent floods have been sent confirmation that the council is not due a new delivery of sandbags until 8 October.

Cabinet member for highways Nick Holder said: “Demountable flood barriers fitted across doorways can provide a far more effective solution than sandbags.”

Mr Holder told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “We work hard to prevent flooding with an annual maintenance programme of emptying over 60,000 gullies each year undertaken by three gully tankers.

"We also have three high-pressure jetting units that are deployed when we receive reports from our communities and town and parish councils.

“Where owners are aware their property may be at risk of flooding, we would advise people to consider fitting property-level flood protection."