Join: Oct 19, 2006

Name: MidlandsToday

Hometown: Birmingham

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Hobbies: The people of the West Midlands.

The main presenters are Suzanne Virdee, Nick Owen and Shefali Oza

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Flood-hit town 'back in business'

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Tags: abbey  bbc  floods  midlands  tewkesbury  today 

Hundreds of people have joined hands around Tewkesbury Abbey in a "chain of hope". It marks a year since the town was marooned by flood water. Organisers say they wanted the linking of hands to demonstrate the town is "back in business". Liz Copper reports.

Building experts look to avoid drain pain

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Tags: bbc  david  floods  gregory  midlands  today 

Construction industry experts have told us that two thirds of last year's floods were caused by storm drains being overwhelmed with rainwater pouring off concrete surfaces. Now the industry is looking to radically change the way it builds everything from houses to supermarkets to reduce the...

Determined the flood defences will work next time

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Tags: bbc  floods  giles  latcham  midlands  today 

After the floods came the Government report into the devastation - and one of the recommendations to come out of that report on the floods, the Pitt Review, was that the public take their own steps to protect themselves. Giles Latcham's been meeting villagers and business people, once bitten...

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