Doncaster Mayor continues funding push to help flood-hit borough

Hundreds of homes were deluged after the River Don burst its bank back in November 2019. Bentley and the village of Fishlake were some of the worst affected areas.

The mayor, reacting to the news that Doncaster Council, along with the Sheffield City Region and other South Yorkshire authorities will further invest in flood defences, explained some of the work already done.

Mayor Jones said Doncaster Council has carried out £800,000 of flood related works and £250,000 of highways maintenance works to help reduce flood risk.

Since November 2019, the Environment Agency has started an £11million programme of urgent repairs and improvements to flood defences.

“We are committed to helping to mitigate potential flooding and ensuring our communities are well prepared as winter approaches. We are better prepared and more resilient in order to respond when the time comes,” Mayor Jones said.

“I will continue to press central government for funding for further flood prevention and alleviation works across Doncaster and the wider Don catchment.

“Last week I signed a letter alongside Sheffield City Region Mayor Dan Jarvis and our other South Yorkshire leaders, calling on Government to plug the gap with an investment of £36million to support an initial nine priority schemes from our full list of 27.@

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