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ALL schools in Ceredigion will remain closed on Friday (February 18) as Storm Eunice threatens to batter the region.

SANDBAGS at Cardigan’s Gloster Row will be removed following a number of concerns expressed by residents, it emerged this morning.

A CARDIGAN town councillor who has repeatedly criticised flood defences at Gloster Row says she feels vindicated after the River Teifi again burst…

Quay Street car park in Cardigan. LOCAL motorists will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets after Ceredigion County Council revealed plans to hike parking charges from May 3. The news will come as a particular blow to traders in Cardigan, who have persistently claimed that increased charges affect footfall in the town. And the fact the price hikes have been unveiled just as the business community prepares to make take their first tentative steps out of lockdown seems certain to tri...

A CARDIGAN councillor is pushing for a key meeting on the town’s flood defences.

THERE could finally be a chink of light at the end of the tunnel for Cardigan residents at risk of flooding along the Teifi estuary. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been discussing a design-scheme/proposal for Cardigan with Welsh Water and Ceredigion County Council for the past six years following serious flooding in the town. Welsh Water recently submitted a proposal for a £3.7m flood alleviation scheme and now NRW hopes to finally put forward firm plans. That will come as welcome n...

SANDBAGS placed on a Cardigan slipway in a bid to combat tidal flooding from the River Teifi have not proved popular with all neighbouring…

WELSH Water is investing £3.7m in a scheme to combat flooding in Cardigan – but town councillors are keen to take more practical steps to help beleaguered residents in the short term. A new sewer pipe, pumping station and kiosk at Morgan Street will look to reduce the risk of flooding that has affected many properties in the Gloster Row/St Mary Street/Church Street area of the town. A Welsh Water spokesperson said: “We are planning to invest £3.7 million to reduce the risk of sewer ...