'Action plan' to stop repeat of 'Stoke-on-Sea' nightmareStoke-on-Trent City Council is working with Severn TrentView 3 Images London Road in West EndCouncil leaders have drawn up an action plan to stop a repeat of the day Stoke-on-Trent ended up under water. In what has been dubbed a 'very bad night' in just one eight-hour period in October last year city council workers were scrambled to 52 separate flooding incidents. Leaders say they will work closely with Severn Trent 'to make sure regular maintenance of their sewers is carried out'. That's why we are taking decisive action to tackle flooding hotspots across the city. We are doubling the number of gully tankers, recruiting extra staff and boosting the number of clean-ups and inspections.

Source: Daily Mirror April 10, 2026 13:01 UTC