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New Year’s Day 2025: It was a time of heartbreak and devastation across large swathes of Greater Manchester as a huge storm swept across the UK with a vengeance.

One of the worst hit communities was Platt Bridge, where homes and businesses, including an Iceland food store, were inundated as the normally benign waterways of Borsdane Brook, Hey Brook and the River Douglas became raging torrents.

It prompted a swift announcement by the Government of £2.4bn to be spent on flood defences in the north west, following pressure from the recently-elected MP for the area, Josh Simons, although we now know this is for long-term flood mitigation. View 5 Images

It’s no secret that after the floodwater had receded and the emergency services had done their work, the aftermath for the

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