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Notes from the North: Saved from climate change by the local authority, councillors fear physical attacks and threats

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Feb 12, 2026
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One of the residents of Clydach Terrace

When water rose to the ceilings of the first floor of homes in Clydach Terrace, in Ynysybwl, it marked the start of a nightmare for people living there.

But now the local authority will be buying the 16 homes on the street due to its “unique risk of significant flooding.”

It heralds a strong intervention from an aut…

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