'We are prepared' - Town's mayor promises Bridgnorth is ready for floods
The mayor of a Shropshire town has said there should not be a repeat of the issues suffered in the past due to flooding, as its action group has now formulated an emergency response.
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Bridgnorth has been affected five times by floods since 2020, with the response by Shropshire Council and national agencies often criticised by residents and councillors for inadequate co-ordination.
However, the town's mayor, Councillor Ian Wellings, says the issues that have hampered the response in previous years should now be a thing of the past thanks to the emergency system put in place by the town's Flood Action Group, which he helped set up.
“We have a really good emergency response system set up now,” he said.