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Tenbury flooding alleviation scheme

It's a Worcestershire town that's always been in the firing line when the county starts to flood...

But now, traders in Tenbury are celebrating - as work is about to start on a flooding alleviation scheme to protect businesses in Market Street.

Around 拢100,000 is going to be spent on installing a special underground 'sump', which will stop the street from being flooded, by pumping surface water back towards the River Teme.

It won't be the ultimate solution - a larger 拢5 million pound flood defence scheme for the town is still being worked on - but it's a step in the right direction.

Our reporter Tom Edwards paid the town a visit

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