The Latest Breaking News from Whaley Bridge

The town saved from disaster and the £15m project designed to stop 1 in 10,000 year event happening again

In 2019 a major incident was declared and 1,500 people were evacuated when cracks started to appear in the dam wall of Toddbrook reservoir in Whaley Bridge

Manchester Evening News · Jun 23, 2023

More than two years after Whaley Bridge's near-disaster, £15m work finally starts on its ailing dam

More than 1,500 people were evacuated from the Derbyshire town in August 2019 when torrential rain led to fears the dam wall could come crashing down

Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2022