Reports of excessive dog fouling around the village which is causing distress to residents are on the increase. If you are a dog walker or owner, please ensure you pick up your dog poo.

Dog fouling is a major concern to many people, not just because of the mess it causes, but because it can be a health risk. Dogs may deposit roundworm eggs (toxocara canis) in their faeces, which become infectious after about 3 weeks, and can remain so for up to 2 years.

Anyone, but particularly children playing near to the ground, can run the risk of picking up and swallowing the eggs. The eggs then hatch in the intestine, burrow through the intestine wall into the blood stream and pass into the body.

Possible symptoms of toxocaral infection range from aches, dizziness and nausea to asthma and pneumonia, but as these symptoms can all be caused by other things, infections often go undiagnosed. In the UK there are around 100 cases of toxocariasis diagnosed each year.

In rare cases eye disease and loss of vision can be caused when the toxocara larva passes through the eye.

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Sign up for flood warnings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Sign up to get flood warnings if your home or business in England is at risk of flooding. The service is free.

You’ll need to provide:

• the address you want flood warnings for
• an email address
• a way to contact you at any time of day or night – you can choose to get a call, text or email

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Update your details or flood warnings

If you have previously signed up for flood warnings, you can sign into your account to:

• update your details
• remove warnings for a property
• delete your account

If you live in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland

Sign up for flood warnings in Scotland or flood warnings in Wales.

Use flood maps to check flooding risk in Northern Ireland.

Other ways to register

If you’re in England, Scotland or Wales you can register, update your details or cancel your account by calling Floodline.

Floodline
Telephone: 0345 988 1188
Textphone: 0345 602 6340
24-hour service
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Warnings for more than one place

If you’re in England or Wales, you can register for the Targeted Flood Warning Service to get warnings for more than one place. For example, if your organisation has several sites.

The service is free for not-for-profit and public sector organisations. It costs £4,700 a year for other organisations.

To register for the Targeted Flood Warning Service, call the National Customer Contact Centre.

National Customer Contact Centre
Telephone: 03708 506 506
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
 

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