Herald - Issue 401

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Hampshire County Council’s Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment Councillor Rob Humby went to see for himself some new gully trucks which will be out across the county every day keeping road gullies clear and helping to ensure the county’s roads are resilient to the impact of severe wet weather and the increasing risk of ooding brought about by a changing climate. Councillor Humby said: “Keeping Hampshire’s roads clear of water bymaintaining and improving highways drainage is a year round job for the County Council. Hampshire Highways teams routinely clear and cleanse thousands of gullies and catchpits every month and cut grips in roadside verges, and they do this on top of a continued programme of improvements to highway surface water drainage systems to make Hampshire more resilient to the effects of extreme weather. When severe weather is forecast, we have extra emergency teams and tree crews on standby around the clock, and extra equipment ready to deploy to protect the highways, including high capacity pumps and sandbags. Our teams will do all they can to keep the roads clear of water. Groundwater levels remain high in some areas of the county however, and, combined with intense and heavy rainfall which can quickly overwhelm drainage systems while water drains away, some roads may suffer from surface water flooding. I would urge people to adhere to any warning signs on the roads and drive according to the weather conditions at all times. We’ve seen some intense rainfall already this season when Hampshire was affected by storms Aiden and Alex in the Autumn. Weather events such as these underline the importance of being prepared and also of all our efforts to mitigate and tackle the impact of climate change – whether from extremes of heat, cold or rainfall.” It is important landowners maintain their ditches and watercourses for which they are responsible to help prevent the roads from ooding. In an emergency where there is a danger to life call 999. Find out who to report a ood or possible cause of ooding to at: www.gov.uk/ report- ood-cause If you believe the ooding is from a main river contact the Environment Agency at: www.gov.uk/ government/organisations/ environment-agency or phone: 0800 80 70 60 Urgent issues on the highway can be reported to the County Council by phoning 0300 555 1388 during o ce hours and 101 outside of o ce hours. Surface water flooding on the highway can also be reported direct to Hampshire County Council at: www.hants. g o v . u k / t r a n s p o r t / r o a d m a i n t e n a n c e / roadproblems For other incidents of flooding please report these at: www.hants.gov. u k / l a n d p l a n n i n g a n d e nvironment/environment/ ooding/reporting ooding. Flood prevention guidance on reducing the risks and impacts of ooding, with links to the organisations involved in different types of flooding, is available at: www.hants. gov.uk/ landplanningand environment/environment/ ooding/ oodprevention Advice from Hampshire County Council, other local authorities and the Environment Agency on managing the risk of ooding is available at: www.hants. gov.uk/ landplanningand environment/environment/ ooding/sandbags Advice on howhouseholders can be prepared: www. hants.gov.uk/community/ e m e r g e n c y p l a n n i n g / w h a t t o p l a n f o r / oodingadvice To sign up for ood alerts visit www.flood-warning- information.service.gov.uk/ warnings Hampshire County Council Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment, Councillor Rob Humby next to a gully emptier e UK’s 12 million deaf adults and 50,000 deaf children have “months of face mask misery” ahead because three in four people do not know how to communicate with them, research suggests. Although lots of di erent communication techniques exist, the National Deaf Children’s Society’s latest poll of 2,027 adults showed just 23% knew how to communicate with a deaf person when wearing a face mask. e charity said that the results were very concerning, because while public health must take priority, deaf people would be le facing an even higher risk of isolation and loneliness. e poll, carried out by YouGov, also showed that the problem is far from unique to deaf people, with 89% of people saying they also struggle to understand someone in a face mask. One in ve said it happens most or all the time. However, the results also show positive news for deaf people because the public are clearly very willing to help improve the situation. Four in ve said they would change their behaviour if it would help a deaf person, while 68% would lower their mask on public transport to speak to a deaf person, as permitted under Government guidelines. As a result, the National Deaf Children’s Society is calling on people everywhere to “play their part” in helping deaf people feel included in conversations and social interactions, which it says everyone will bene t from. Visit: www.ndcs.org.uk for more information. ‘MONTHS OF FACE MASK MISERY’ AHEAD FOR DEAF PEOPLE