Flood defences hold through the heaviest rainfall in years

Flood defences hold through the heaviest rainfall in years

Early indications suggest the change has been well received, though a fuller assessment is expected later in the year.

Officials said the work would be carried out in phases to limit disruption, and that further details would be published in the coming weeks.

Attendees raised a number of practical questions, several of which organisers said would be addressed before the next stage begins.