October 26, 2023 6.30 pm This story is over 10 months old

Horncastle residents in uproar: £8m floodgate doesn’t deliver

Residents and businesses voice their frustrations
Norman Mitchell, proprietor of Old Hat on East Street, Horncastle. | Image: Daniel Jaines

Angry residents and businesses in Horncastle have expressed difficulty in trusting the Environment Agency after it took days to confirm that an £8m flood defence scheme failed to operate as intended.

Hundreds of properties across Lincolnshire suffered significant losses during the weekend’s heavy rainfall, which saw a month’s rain in 24 hours. In Horncastle, up to 80 properties are known to have flooded.

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