Dialling 999 on landlines was crucial for the community of Boscastle when it was hit by severe floods and power cuts in 2004 A switch to digital landlines risks leaving villagers cut off in the event ...

100mm of rain fell in just one hour in Boscastle The Environment Agency has published up-to-date online maps which it says give the most detailed picture of flood risk available. In the wake of the ...

Mr Brown says every available member of his staff has worked round the clock to have everything ready for the village to be handed back. He said: "People have lost dreams here, not just access to ...

David Flower's website on Tintagel and Boscastle with lots of news, features and photographs. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. A massive clean-up operation was underway ...

The devastating floods in Boscastle, North Cornwall, this week have opened the gates for up to £4m of insurance claims, and more rain is forecast. The Association of British Insurers said about 100 ...

The village of Boscastle faced rising water again - just three years after devastating floods left locals scrambling for their lives and properties ruined. Up to 3ft of water swamped the town on the ...

The devastating flash flood which caused millions of pounds of damage in the Cornish coastal village of Boscastle was among the most extreme ever recorded in Britain, the Environment Agency said today ...

440m gallons of flood water poured through the village in 2004 A clean-up operation was taking place in Boscastle today as an £800,000 defence system was credited with saving the Cornish village from ...

Floods have hit the Cornish village of Boscastle leaving shops and properties under about two feet of water. Cars have also been abandoned in the village which was devastated by flooding in 2004.

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