Rain needed to restore river levels at town park

River levels through at a park in Belper that were lowered to allow work to two 18th Century sluice gates cannot be raised ...
Derby Telegraph

Belper football club planning new riverside pitch knowing it will flood repeatedly

A flood-prone Derbyshire football club has plans for a new pitch in the full knowledge that it will spend parts of the year under water. Belper Town Football Club, based next to the Strutt’s Mills ...
BBC

Belper: Flood-hit clubhouse seeks to expand first floor

Belper Town FC says the persistent flooding of its clubhouse is not sustainable A football club hopes to expand with a two-storey extension after bouts of flooding. Belper Town Football Club's grounds ...
Yahoo News UK

'Inevitable' that homes will be built in flood risk areas, says Defra secretary on Belper visit

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Derby Telegraph (Derby Telegraph) It is ‘inevitable’ that some new homes will be built in areas at risk of flooding, a ...
BBC

Belper: Flood-hit clubhouse seeks to expand first floor

A football club hopes to expand with a two-storey extension after bouts of flooding. Belper Town Football Club's grounds in Christchurch Meadow are typically among the first to flood when Derbyshire ...