The Environment Agency is investigating long-term flood defence provision for the River Cocker, which flows through Cockermouth.
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Updated Jul 30
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What happened
The Environment Agency is investigating long-term flood defence provision for the River Cocker, which flows through Cockermouth.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Anne Gray is now the senior land manager at Environment Bank, which is located near Cockermouth in Cumbria.Sub-event
River Cocker flood defence study underway with government funding.1 source
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The entities involved
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River Cocker
river in Lancashire, United Kingdom
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Environment Agency
non-departmental public body in the UK
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government
system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state
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Cockermouth
market town and civil parish in Cumbria, England
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- Storm warnings from the Met Office and flood alerts from the Environment Agency are active across Cumbria, affecting rivers like the Derwent and Cocker.
- The Environment Agency completed a flood defence project in Lymington.
- Flood alerts have been issued and river levels are rising across Herefordshire, monitored by the Environment Agency.