News from Vale of Clwyd Labour

AM welcomes £5m for flood prevention from Welsh Assembly

Vale of Clwyd AM, Ann Jones, today welcomed the Welsh Assembly Government’s decision to invest £5 million in a flood risk management scheme in Denbigh.

The scheme will target those areas most at risk from flooding by protecting older, more vulnerable properties. As well as enhancing the physical environment directly, the investment will also create a new Flood Risk Management Plan aimed at improving awareness and the co-ordination of local emergency response arrangements.

After raising flood prevention in the Vale of Clwyd with the Minister earlier today, Ann Jones AM said:

“I am delighted to see Denbigh benefit from this major European investment allocated by the Labour-led Assembly.

“The weather conditions we are currently battling with will, I’m sure, remind us all of the damage that flooding can cause. I hope this scheme will help protect lots of properties in Denbigh and help to ease the concerns of local residents.

“The scheme really is taking an holistic approach here and I am confident that our emergency response systems will be a lot sharper as a result.”