Clwyd West MS Darren Millar is calling on Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to act quickly to prevent further flooding in a Conwy village which has been flooded five times in the past 12 years.

This week saw the publication of  Conwy County Council’s ‘Flood Investigation Report on Llanfairtalhaiarn’.

The small village has been impacted frequently by flooding and was last hit in February this year, causing much heart ache for residents and businesses.

At the time Darren called for planned improvements to flood defences in the village to be brought forward, and is therefore frustrated that eight months on the village is still at risk.

Commenting on the publication of the report into this year’s flooding, which outlines a number of actions aimed at preventing future flooding, Darren said:  

“This report makes grim reading. The fact that the village has been flooded five times since 2008 is of grave concern and should prompt immediate action.

“The village was flooded twice in 2012 after which a series of recommendations were made, but not all have been implemented, including improvements which may have helped to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses this year.

“It is also a concern to see concerns over poor communication and a lack of sufficient warning for residents repeated in this report given that it they have also been a problem previously.

“The sluggish pace at delivering improved levels of flood protection in the village is wholly unacceptable and Natural Resources Wales must now get its act together to progress a scheme in the village.”