Darren Friel deals with floods in East Park

10.06.00am GMT Fri 23rd Jan 2009

Rain water pooling outside property In Hollington Road, East Park.

East Park resident Miss Donna Wright contacted Darren Friel after rain water was seen pooling outside her home in Hollington Road. On closer inspection it was discovered that recent work carried out by contractors to form a new crossing for school children as part of the safer routes to school scheme had covered up the existing drain gully with tarmac.

Darren asked the Council to have the contractors rectify the problem at once. The highways department worked swiftly with the contractors and a new drain gully was installed. This has proved very successful in solving the problem.

Darren Friel at the burst water main

Darren later came across a burst water main flooding the footpath and grass verge outside Mount Shiloh House in Hickman Avenue, East Park. Pedestrians and school children were forced to walk in the road to get round the flood the flood until Severn Trent fixed it. Darren Friel said, "Severn Trent were very helpful and the work was carried out immediately bringing the footpath back into use for children walking to the near by primary schools and other pedestrians."