Badly flooded Lincolnshire farmer 'not eligible' for government …
Apr 10, 2024 · A farmer whose land has been underwater for months has spoken of his disbelief after being told he was not eligible to apply for a £25,000 government flood recovery grant.
Lincolnshire farmer's heartbreak as his land floods again
A Lincolnshire farmer has said repeated flooding on his land is driving him out of business. Thousands of acres of Henry Ward's farm at Shortferry are underwater for the second time in four...
'Do something for a change' - Flooded farmers - BBC
Jun 12, 2024 · Homeowners and farmers in Lincolnshire have issued a plea to whoever forms the next government to take flooding more seriously. The county has seen Met Office rainfall records broken in...
Flood-hit farmer hits out at EA 'incompetence' - Farmers Weekly
Oct 7, 2024 · Lincolnshire arable farmer Henry Ward has accused the Environment Agency of incompetence after it failed to repair several breaches of riverbanks following last year’s flooding.
'Britain's most flooded farmer' near Lincoln shares how he has …
Apr 11, 2024 · Henry Ward's 200-acre farm in Shortferry, near Lincoln, has been underwater for nearly six months following the devastating floods at the back end of 2023.
Britain’s most flooded farmer not eligible for recovery fund
Apr 11, 2024 · Since the end of October last year, 81ha of arable land at Short Ferry Farm, near Lincoln, which is owned and run by young farmer Henry Ward, has been under 2m of water. Mr Ward estimates he...
Short Ferry: Lincolnshire farmer wants flood compensation - BBC
Feb 19, 2024 · A Lincolnshire farmer whose land has been flooded since October has said it is "morally wrong" that he has not been compensated for the situation. Thousands of acres at Henry Ward's farm at...
Lincolnshire farmer 'ineligible' for full flood fund despite his land ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Henry Ward’s 200-acre farm in Lincolnshire has been flooded since October, after the neighbouring Barlings Eau river broke its banks during repeated storms.
Flood-hit farmer one year on – patching up damage not enough
Oct 29, 2020 · Henry Ward hit the headlines last year after his farmhouse was left marooned by flood water at Short Ferry, nine miles east of Lincoln. Some 400ha of local farmland flooded when the Barlings...
Badly flooded Lincolnshire farmer 'not eligible' for government help - BBC
Apr 10, 2024 · A farmer whose land has been underwater for months has spoken of his disbelief after being told he was not eligible to apply for a £25,000 government flood recovery grant.