No floody good!

Yesterday's downpour overwhelmed many of Wrexham's drains, some of which are in dire need of repair and are recurring problems every time it rains.

The lack of funding for repairs is a recurring complaint from Wrexham Council's ruling coalition. So why did Wrexham Council fail to even bid for funding from the latest £16 million pot of money?

More than half of Welsh councils were granted funding - the largest being Conwy for coastal defence work and active travel - and many councils were given money to improve drainage in the wake of earlier flooding problems. The full list is here.

Councillor Carrie Harper, for Plaid Cymru, said: "Many parts of Wrexham suffered flash flooding yesterday and the scale of the downpour was unprecedented. However, there are regular problems in any rainfall in the borough that could and should have been addressed by this council.

"I'd like to know why no bid was put in to improve our roads and specifically our drainage problems. There's no point in people whinging about lack of funding if they don't bother to apply for money when it's available.

"This seems to be a missed opportunity to improve our roads and drainage. What were they thinking?"

Here's one example of the flooding Wrexham's Ruabon Road area faced yesterday.