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Flood warnings wee issued for Norton overnight on Thursday along with a number of villages in Ryedale. County Bridge between Malton and Norton was closed along with Norton Road (Blackboards). Elsewhere a number of country roads were also shut due to the water levels, with flood warnings issued for the River Seven at Great Barugh, Sinnington, Marton and Normanby. A flood alert for the River Dove Catchment was also put in action with areas most at risk low lying land and roads, especially around Kirkby Mills. While the flood water leads to the inevitable dangers to homes and businesse...

This time both towns and the surrounding areas came off relatively lightly. There was some flooding of farmland and land alongside rivers and streams as well as some roads. Sandbags were also deployed. In Tenbury there were serious concerns as river levels rose and people braced themselves for a possible repeat of the devastation of February last year. But in the end it came nothing close to that although the river in the vicinity of the Teme Bridge was high and for a time Market Street was closed. A more serious problem was water that appeared to be coming up through the drains.

Met Office weather warnings and Environment Agency flood alerts are in place across the North East and large parts of England, Scotland and Wales

Flood warnings and alerts were issued overnight and remain in place today (Tuesday, January 12) for parts of the North-East and North Yorkshire FLOOD warnings have been issued for parts of the region due to rising river levels caused by rainfall and melting snow. The Environment Agency issued a series of flood alerts last night and some warnings have already been activated, mostly around Teesside and North Yorkshire. Showers overnight and this morning have seen flood warnings put in place at various locations on the Rivers Esk, Seven, Derwent and Ouse. The areas of concern included pr...

FLOOD warnings remain in force in Ryedale as river levels are expected to remain high throughout this week. The Environment Agency (EA) is urging people to avoid low-lying footpaths and roads near rivers which may be flooded as response staff continue to monitor the situation. Emergency pumps have also been placed in Malton, Norton and Old Malton and floodgates closed, along with the pedestrian floodgates along riverside walk between Malton and Norton. A spokesperson for the EA said: “River levels remain high in most places as a result of rainfall associated with Storm Bella and fur...