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News and information about flooding in Leicester and Leicestershire

All the latest news and information for Leicester and Leicestershire about flooding, river levels, Met Office weather alerts including danger-to-life warnings, Environment Agency flood alerts and flood warnings, road and traffic issues caused by flooding and heavy rain, as well as other related topics including flood prevention work and planning issues affected by flooding.

Leicestershire by-election candidates revealed after councillor resigns
Politics
A by-election will take place next month
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New £100,000 Leicestershire flooding support announced for residents
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One-off payments will also support those hit by January's devastation
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Flooded Leicestershire villagers unable to move on from January floods want answers
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Last month's devastation left more than 50 homes underwater
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Main Leicestershire route set for two-week closure amid works to tackle bridge flooding
Traffic and Travel
Bus services will be re-routed
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'Ludicrous' 155-home plan for Leicestershire village refused
Planning
Council officers had recommended the plan for approval
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Decision due on controversial 41-home plan for village amid reports of 'rising sewage'
Planning
The application has had 562 objections
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Controversial 155-home plan for Leicestershire village set for approval
Planning
369 objections have been raised against the plan, especially regarding flooding
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Leicester set for slice of 'record' £2.65 billion to bolster flood defences
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A number of projects to combat climate's effects have also been greenlit for the county
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More Leicestershire flood chaos feared as experts warn of insurance crisis
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More than 630 homes were left underwater in Leicestershire last month
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‘Urgent’ works needed at Leicester cemetery to tackle flooded graves
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Grieving families have been left ‘heartbroken’ by the state of their loved-ones' resting places
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Residents fear more house building will create 'flooding time-bomb'
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'The water from the brook overflowed it just gushed down'
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Action plans to tackle Leicestershire's worst-hit flooded areas 'desperately needed'
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Some homes had only just been repaired from Storm Henk
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Met Office issues another weather warning for Leicestershire
Weather
Two yellow weather warnings will be in force at the same time
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'Spells of heavy rain' forecast as weather warning in place for Leicestershire
Weather
'Some local flooding' is possible
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New homes will not create 'more flood risk' claims minister during Leicestershire visit
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Emma Hardy said there was a need to build 1.5 million more homes nationally
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Leicestershire's river levels broke all records during devastating floods
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A month's worth of rain fell in just two days
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Flooded Leicestershire school is 'likely' to remain closed 'for rest of academic year'
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Water completely submerged the whole ground floor
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'Sharnford will drown' claim residents amid fears of future developments
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Villagers say the land is already 'marsh-like'
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Residents 'angry and scared' says chief fire officer after Leicestershire floods
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Leicestershire's chief fire officer said that the impact on communities had been devastating
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MP calls for beavers to be reintroduced in Leicestershire to tackle flooding
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Alberto Costa also suggested reforms were needed to the planning system
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Family claims their lives are at risk over wet and leaking roof which could collapse
Environment
The issue has been ongoing for more than a year
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Woman fears she'll be 'swimming in sewage' after 11th flood in just 12 months
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'I always know when it is about to happen as the downstairs loo starts to gurgle'
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Leicestershire's shocking floods laid bare in stark figures
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The devastating impact of Monday night's deluge saw Leicester become the worst-hit area
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Government told to 'wake up' to flooding threat after 'hundreds' left homeless
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630 local properties were flooded this week - a year after Storm Henk battered the county
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