A homeowner has complained to the council after her house flooded 16 times in just one year. Sue Eveleigh, who lives on Coupland Close in Whitworth, says her home flooded eight times in January last year and problems have continued since.
When it rains, the water runs in a 'river' across her driveway. READ MORE: Police investigating mystery tree massacre after beauty spot hacked to pieces by 'group wielding chainsaws' Sue told LancsLive that water pours down from the field above her house and temporarily floods her back garden.
Lancashire County Council, the lead local flood authority, said they were ‘aware’ of the issue on Coupland Close and were ‘sympathetic to residents’ concerns’.
They added that residents had been advised on measures to protect their homes, but said they were not aware of any internal flooding to properties and that they had to ‘prioritise improvements for locations where there is a record of internal flooding to properties’.
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