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Flood strategy update has local relevance for Stone
Stone has already been identified in official flood risk evidence as an area at high risk of surface water flooding,…
Author: Jon Cook
10th April 2026
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Council considers using AI to fight future Staffordshire floods
To help protect residents and businesses from future deluges, a surface water flood warning system and a single hotline for…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
8th January 2025Home flooding protection plan completed
A pioneering project to improve the ecological health of a brook in Stone, create new wetland habitats and protect homes…
Author: Andy MacDonald
26th September 2015Severn Trent sewer works get under way on 20th June
Severn Trent Water's £1.2 million flood prevention and sewer improvement investment in Stone is due to get under way in mid-June.…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
31st May 2015Work begins to reduce flooding in town
A leading nature conservation charity is teaming up with the Environment Agency and local landowners to tackle flooding and improve…
Author: Jon Cook
9th October 2014Culvert being cleared to reduce flood risk
The Environment Agency is removing silt from a major culvert and a canal siphon in the Star Lock area of…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
16th September 2014Have your say on flood risk reduction
People in Stone can have their say on how flood risk can be reduced in the town and across the…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
1st August 2014Cause of Meaford flooding uncovered
Staffordshire County Council says it has discovered what's been causing the flooding in Meaford over the last few months -…
Author: Jamie Summerfield21st March 2013A34 flooded at Meaford – live updates
You can find live updates on the flooding situation on the A34 on this page. The road was closed by…
Author: Jamie Summerfield27th January 2013VIDEO: *This* is why Meaford is flooding…
Just why has Meaford been hit by so much flooding over the last three months? Not only is the flooding…
Author: Jamie Summerfield27th January 2013Flooding closes A34 in both directions
The A34 is closed in both directions in Meaford (Sunday 27th January) due to flooding after the heavy rain overnight…
Author: Jamie Summerfield27th January 2013Divers cleared culvert during flooding
A team of divers cleared a culvert under the A34 at Meaford during the latest incident at the flooding hotspot,…
Author: Jamie Summerfield10th January 2013Call for urgent action on Meaford flooding
The owner of Meaford Day Nursery has called for urgent action to be taken to prevent floodwaters at Meaford after…
Author: Jamie Summerfield20th December 2012Stone hit by flooding… again
The heavy rain on Friday has resulted in more flooding in Stone, with three drivers having to be rescued from…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
15th December 2012Animals rescued from flooding in Stone
Cows and sheep at a Stone farm were rescued from rising flood waters on Sunday by Staffordshire County Council’s animal…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
28th November 2012Nursery’s nightmare over Meaford flooding
The owner of Meaford Day Nursery says the recent flooding has been a “nightmare” for the nursery. Adele Cheadle, who…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
27th November 2012
