Extra £2m put towards flood defences by council

In December 2024, Storm Daragh left parts of Herefordshire underwater

An additional £2 million is being invested in flood defences in Herefordshire over the next two years, a council has said.

Herefordshire Council said it was "vital we intervene", as flooding becomes an increasingly major issue.

The authority said that as well as growing its in-house flooding team, the money will help it improve the area's flood defences.

Councillor Nick Mason said the authority was taking an "exhaustive, systems approach that really gets to the core of the issue".

More frequent and serious flooding has occurred in parts of Herefordshire over the past two years.

Some have even taken to installing their own flood defences and water pumps in an attempt to protect their homes.

The council said the new funding will be put towards additional community flood support and local flood resilience schemes.

The cabinet support councillor said: "The reality is that every single resident and business in the county is affected either directly or indirectly by flooding – whether it's your own property being flooded or delays caused by closed and damaged roads for example.

"We are committed to doing what we can to improve how our county copes with flooding."