Flood-hit town appeals for more government cash

Siobhan Connor said "floods season" was becoming longer each year

The leader of a flood prevention group has said wants the new government to change the way it allocates funding to areas at risk.

Siobhan Connor, from Shrewsbury Flood Action, said flooding in the town was becoming worse and believes the town should be given more money to cope with it.

"We've got to evolve and move forwards on this," she said.

Ms Connor has met the town's new Labour MP, Julia Buckley, who is to meet the floods minister Emma Hardy, to ensure the town is "using our voice in parliament" to argue for greater support.

Dr Buckley said she hoped to introduce a number of flooding experts from Shrewsbury to the minister.

Ms Connor has also arranged a meeting to discuss the escalating flooding problems, at the town's Nerdy cafe next Tuesday evening.

She noted that after last week's extreme weather "flood season for us in Shropshire has come a month earlier".

She said everyone is welcome to come to the meeting, which aims to get to grips with current government policy "and what changes could improve our situation".

Ms Connor said she and her group had been busy over the summer, hooking up with similar flood groups around the country.

She said she hoped to form greater ties with them, "to act as a national voice".