New flood defence scheme for Poole
The new £29.4m scheme running from Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill should prevent flooding for the next 100 years.
The new £29.4m scheme running from Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill should prevent flooding for the next 100 years.
Local people are to have the chance to have their say on the sand dunes at Sandbanks, with a deadline of 30 September.
Collaboration has been announced between Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and East Devon District Council.
Work on the Long Groyne, which reduces flooding and erosion, and protects homes, will take place from April until October.
Three timber groynes at Bournemouth’s East Cliff Beach are being renewed with work having started on Monday.
People with a personal or business interest in Portland and Wyke Regis now have a chance to comment on a new strategy for the area.
A flood awareness drop-in event for residents of Melcombe Regis to discuss flooding issues is to be held on Tuesday 25 January 2022.
The establishment of a Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Centre of Excellence will tackle the climate crisis.
Flood defences will protect the town centre, the old town and new developments in the Twin Sails area for the next 100 years.
Work is already taking place in Poole Bay and next spring, there will be beach recycling to protect Mudeford sandbank.