Lewes Flood Action : Flood Defences - the story in newspaper headlines

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Flood Defences in Lewes

The Story in Newspaper Headlines

The story as told by newspaper headlines makes sad reading. Could you tell the 2000 or 2001 headlines from those of 2003 or 2004? The same thing is being said over and over again - we need our flood defences, and we need them now!

Baker Begs for Flood Cash Help (27 Oct 2000) / Inches From Disaster - Swollen Ouse Threatens Town Again (15 Dec 2000) Floods: Why The Hold-up? (13 Apr 2001) / Floods: We're Running Out of Patience (23 Mar 2001) / Flood Work: Why are we Waiting? (18 May 2001) / Lack of Cash Likely to Stall Flood Work (14 Dec 2001) Warning Bells Sound over Ouse Flood Defences (25 Jan 2002) / Vital Flood Defences Too Costly for Councils (14 Feb 2002) It's Too Close for Comfort (3 Jan 2003) / Fury Grows over Flood Work Delay (11 Jul 2003) / Anger as Government Scraps Flood Schemes (22 Aug 2003) / Six-month Setback for Flood Defences (8 Jan 2004)

Flood Defences

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