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Commendation for flood-rescue barber

7:10pm Friday 16th November 2007

A barber from Wallington has been commended for rescuing a pensioner trapped in a sinking car during the worst floods for 60 years.

• Brave barber rescues woman from floods

Anger of the flood victims

9:43am Thursday 27th September 2007

Angry residents whose homes were devastated by the July floods turned out in force to demand action from the authorities last week.

Cheers as flooded pub is finally reopened

7:43pm Friday 24th August 2007

A Purley boozer finally reopened today five weeks after it was devastated by floods.

Who's responsible for floods?

2:23pm Friday 24th August 2007

Hundreds of people flooded in the recent downpours are being "badly let down" by agencies unwilling to take responsibility for prevention according to Twickenham's MP.

Scale of flood due to poor drainage upkeep

12:02pm Thursday 2nd August 2007

Heavy rain and flooding has left Addiscombe residents with thousands of pounds of damage after blocked drains left their basements in ruins.

Rage over Beverley brook

8:24pm Tuesday 31st July 2007

A week on from the flooding which swept across the borough, residents in Worcester Park want the Beverley brook cleaned out to prevent future damage to their homes.