My garden has flooded SIXTEEN times in less than a year… no one seems to care and it’s driving me mad
A WOMAN's garden has flooded a staggering 16 times in less than a year.
Sue Eveleigh claims water continually cascades down from the field above her house, leaving her back lawn completely sodden.
The deluge also pours down a drain and swamps her driveway, creating a river down the main road - which can last for "hours, overnight or longer".
Sue, from Whitworth, Lancashire, said the ordeal has caused her repeated sleepless nights, but that no-one seems to care.
She told : "[The water] has been an inch or two deep round the walls of the house, and it brings mud and stones down with it which collect on the path round the house.
"It has caused me a lot of worry and some disturbed nights.
";It has also caused me a lot of work, sweeping and shovelling up the mud and stones that have been washed down.
"I have spent a lot of time trying to get something done about it, but so far I don’t feel I have achieved anything."
Sue's first flood in Coupland Close was in January 2021, with seven more that same month.
She was then forced to battle fresh torrents in February and March, three more in May, and another in December.
The latest incident happened earlier this month.
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Despite reporting the problem to the council, Sue claims nothing has been done to help.
She added: "The unadopted road below my house was resurfaced in 2020 but it is all potholed again because of all the water.
"And when last winter the ‘river’ running down to the road froze, I had to put loads of salt down to try to prevent anyone slipping on it and causing an injury to themselves.
"I think climate change is largely to blame and I think there should be some way the community as a whole could sort out these problems."
Lancashire County Council said it was "aware" of the issue and was "sympathetic" to residents' concerns.
A spokesperson added: "We are aware of an issue on Coupland Close where water naturally drains from private agricultural land which is at a higher elevation, causing temporary flooding to people’s gardens.
"We are sympathetic to residents’ concerns, and have advised them about measures they can take to protect their homes, and minimise the impact should flooding occur, however we are not aware of any reports of this issue having caused internal flooding to residents’ homes.
"As the lead local flood authority we have to prioritise improvements for locations where there is a record of internal flooding to properties, and we can only do this when a reasonable solution can be identified to mitigate the issue which allows us to access the funding available."
