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Councils must show ‘zero tolerance’ to houses built on flood plains
Posted by Telegraph: Steven Swinford on February 18th, 2014
Telegraph: Councils should block developers seeking to make a "quick buck" from building on flood planes as part of a "zero tolerance" approach, insurers have warned.
Insurers criticised developers for trying to erect "cheap and cheerful" developments in areas at risk of flooding following a meeting with ministers in Downing Street.
Under a new flood insurance regime, which comes into force in 2015, new homes will not be covered if they are built on flood plains.
The scheme is designed to guarantee...
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Comments Off on Councils must show ‘zero tolerance’ to houses built on flood plainsFlood victims could have to wait a year until they can return home
Posted by Telegraph: Steven Swinford on February 18th, 2014
Telegraph: Flood victims could be unable to return to their homes for more than a year as repairs are carried out, insurers have warned the government.
Ministers were told at a Downing Street summit that it could take an average of six to nine months for flooded home to be repaired and redocrated.
In some cases, however, the damage and contamination cold be so severe that it could take up to 14 months to repair.
The insurers criticised Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, after he suggested that a year...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Flood victims could have to wait a year until they can return homeUnited Kingdom: Ed Miliband exploiting flooding crisis to score political points, says No 10
Posted by Telegraph: Steven Swinford on February 16th, 2014
Telegraph: Ed Miliband has been accused by Downing Street of trying to score "political points' from the flooding crisis after claiming that climate change has become a "national security issue'.
In an interview with The Observer, the Labour leader linked flooding to climate change and warned that it has the potential to destroy homes, businesses and livelihoods in Britain.
He criticised David Cameron for appearing to backtrack on his commitment to the environmental cause in the face of scepticism within...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on United Kingdom: Ed Miliband exploiting flooding crisis to score political points, says No 10United Kingdom: Law breaking fracking protesters ‘heroic’ like the suffragettes, says leader
Posted by Telegraph: Steven Swinford on August 16th, 2013
Telegraph: Thousands of people are expected to take part in six days of "direct action" against Cuadrilla, a company that is currently digging for oil near Balcombe in West Sussex.
Operations at the facility have been suspended while the protests are taking place, and hundreds of police have been drafted in.
The parish council has urged the protesters to "stay away" if they are planning any illegal acts, and said that they have heard rumours of a "mass trespass".
Jamie Kelsey-Fry, from the No Dash...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on United Kingdom: Law breaking fracking protesters ‘heroic’ like the suffragettes, says leader