Work to repair flood defences in the Midlands damaged by high tides during the winter months is underway.

The £4.5 million programme will take place across Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.

A number of repair projects have already been completed and others are progressing well. Repairs to the damage are planned to be completed by the end of October this year to ensure that these flood defences are ready for any floods or high tides that may occur during the winter months.

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Permanent repairs to the Priding flood wall which protects 30 properties in Framilode on the River Severn in Gloucestershire have already been completed. In Hampton Bishop, Herefordshire 150 metres of damaged flood embankment have been repaired and similar work has been completed on a flood embankment at Ark Corner in Melverley, Shropshire.

The three largest projects, which are expected to cost over £500,000 each, at Minsterworth, the Rea Flood Bank and Lapper Ditch Outfall, Gloucestershire are scheduled to start on site in August and September.

(CD/MH)