resilience
Published on January 27, 2017 at 6:29 pm
Over 300 properties have benefited from the Flood Resilience Grant opportunities to help protect them from future flooding following the devastating effects of the Boxing Day floods in 2015.
We have received 295 Flood Resilience Grant applications which will benefit 321 properties in Rossendale.
The grant funding has meant that £1.4m worth of flood resilience and protection measures is being invested into Rossendale for our residents.
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Published on December 21, 2016 at 4:15 pm
A year on from Storm Desmond and Storm Eva, Rossendale Borough Council has made provisions to protect residents against the risk of future flooding.
Sandbags have been made available to anybody affected by the 2015 flooding who has not yet had the opportunity to take preventative measures going into this winter.
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Published on March 11, 2016 at 8:40 am
Rossendale Borough Council has increased its resilience by amending its Disaster Recovery contract and moving its Data Centre to Wakefield and Derby to a purpose built facility. The new sites are open 24 hours a day and are equipped with the latest technology with full power generation on site.
This move has been in the Council’s plans for a long time and has taken a robust plan to execute it, with no impact to residents and services during the move.
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Published on March 3, 2016 at 5:17 pm
People affected by December’s floods are being urged to take advantage of a Government scheme to help householders and businesses make their properties more resistant to future floods.
Under the scheme, householders and businesses affected by Storms Desmond and Eva can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to help make their homes more resilient to flooding in the future.
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