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The playing field in Southfields which has turned into a lake WORRIED councillors are calling on builders and local authorities to help sort out a “dangerous lake” which repeatedly takes over a play park during periods of heavy rain. The lake forms regularly on the park on the Southfields Estate in Bedale, in the centre of a housing development built by Persimmon Homes 20 years ago. Thousands of pounds have been spent by the town council, which took on responsibility for the play area, over the past few years pumping out the lake. Resident David Easton told a virtual meeting of th...

Appersett LANDOWNERS whose inaction leads to flooding are being warned they can not shirk their responsibilities amid concerns that communities are facing avoidable deluges. North Yorkshire County Council’s Richmond constituency committee heard while Richmond MP Rishi Sunak had called for answers over why the community of Melsonby, near Richmond had repeatedly suffered sewage and surface water flooding, numerous other villages between Stokesley and Hawes were reporting similar issues. The meeting was told while water utility firms were examining capacity issues and carrying out CCTV s...