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Funding for flood defence scheme gets green light

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Bristol City Council’s cabinet has given the green light for the next stage of a flood defence improvement project along the Severn Estuary which is expected to boost economic development and ecology in the Avonmouth area.The cabinet met to approve the council’s financial contribution of up to £31.95m for the Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area (ASEA) ecological mitigation and flood defence project.It follows South Gloucestershire Council’s approval of the project last month, and will help support the development of the ASEA which it is hoped will help create 12,000 new jobs by 2026, while reducing the risk of flooding to communities and businesses in Avonmouth.