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Flooding expected. Take action now.
High river levels are expected to cause flooding today.
Flooding is expected on Saturday 24 October .
Locations most affected will be Old Road, Blackburn Road, Seymour Road, Greenwood Vale and Viola Street in Sharples
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 3:55pm, Saturday 24th October 2026.
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Warning no longer in force
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11:59am
Flood warning
Sun 25 Oct 2026, 10:00am
Flood warning
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 3:55pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 1 Jan 2025, 2:19pm
Flood warning
Wed 1 Jan 2025, 3:18am
Warning no longer in force
Thu 17 Oct 2024, 7:58am
Flood warning
Wed 16 Oct 2024, 12:03pm
Properties on and around Viola Street, Blackburn Road, Greenwood Vale, Old Road, Seymour Road, Berkeley Road and Moss Bank Way
Region: Manchester, Mersey and Cheshire
Country: England
Counties covered: Bolton
Watercourses covered: Lee's Bridge (unnamed) watercourse
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lee's Bridge at Astley Bridge Central.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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