People in Hucknall were left in a 'blind panic' after their street flooded again. Homeowners in Thoresby Dale were once again faced with a battle to 'stop flood water entering their homes' after heavy downpours on Monday evening (October 31).
Senior councillors have now called for a "formal investigation" as to how the street was able to flood despite huge efforts to prevent it from happening. Nottinghamshire County Council previously spent £430,000 on a flood prevention scheme for the area, with a new surface water pipe, along with new gullies for drainage, constructed a few years ago.
However, opposition Ashfield Independent councillors have now called for a "formal investigation", saying "the flood alleviation scheme has clearly been breached". Councillor John Wilmott, who represents Hucknall North for the Ashfield Independents on Ashfield District Council, and who also sits on the county council, said: "We have been speaking to residents around Thoresby Dale, every time it rains they go into a blind panic.
