First it was Ottery St Mary just before the General election,
Now, it’s Exmouth:
“East Devon’s MP has vowed to deal with the issue of flooding in Exmouth during a visit to the town.
Hugo Swire promised residents overgrown vegetation by Bradham Bridge would be removed.
He said: “It was good to meet with a number of residents, local councillor Brian Bailey and two officers from the Environment Agency to discuss this ongoing problem.
“The Environment Agency has confirmed that it will clear the overgrown vegetation upstream of Bradham Bridge and we will see if this leads to an improvement. If it doesn’t, then we will have to revisit this issue.”
http://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/east_devon_mp_addresses_flooding_issues_1_4689096
Unfortunately, in Ottery, arrangements had been made long, long before Hugo’s intervention to have drains cleared and it just happened to be around the time of the election – might this be the same in Exmouth with the EA already scheduled to make its call?
Still, it’s always good to know that wherever there is a stink in East Devon we will find him dealing with it.
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