News
13/12/2011 - Stanley Dock scheme approved by Liverpool City Council
09/12/2011 - Borth coastal defences 'already preventing floods'
28/10/2011 - The Urbane team artificially core rock pools on the Tywyn breakwater
14/06/2011 - Quarries boosted by work for new sea defences and waterfront
10/02/2011 - £3.8m grant for first phase of coastal defence scheme for west Rhyl
http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/environmentandcountryside/2011/110210westrhyl/?lang=en
16/12/2010 Coastal defence project approved for Borth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/midwales/hi/front_page/newsid_9287000/9287072.stm
9/12/2010 Coastal defence work is due to begin at Colwyn Bay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-11948545
9/11/2010 Pioneering research to reduce coastal flooding
4/8/2010 Some areas of Britain will become uninsurable as climate change increases flood risk
08/04/2010 - The Flood and Water Management Act 2010
31/03/2010 - Spring snow and floods hit parts of Wales
28/02/2010 - Flooding alert as rain, wind and tides threaten chaos
11/02/2010 - Tywyn (Gwynedd, Wales) sea defence works starts
The £6.4m Welsh Assembly Government-funded scheme is set to see the construction of a new rock breakwater above low tide level, rock groynes, and rock revetment to protect properties in the town.
31/01/10 - 1st URBANE Stake-holder / end-user meeting in January 2010
The 1st URBANE stake-holder / end-user meeting was held at the Marine Biological Association of the UK in Plymouth.
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The next meeting will be held at the University of Liverpool. The date for this meeting has yet to be decided. Please check the website for further information.
27/01/2010 - £13 million for new flood defences in Wales
Two north Wales towns at risk from flooding are to benefit from 13.3m of investment for defence work.
13/12/2009 - Christmas trees help save coast
Christmas trees are to be used to help preserve a Merseyside beauty spot.
29/08/2009 - Surf's up!
Europe's first artificial surf reef has been officially opened. It has been designed to create bigger waves - and better surfing.
21/10/2008 - BBC Radio 4 Podcast about Bournemouth Surf Reef