'Flooded' with Enquiries ; Unable to Get Help and Advice Because North Lincolnshire Council's Main Telephone and Email Systems Were Disrupted by Flood Water, Worried Residents From 'Every Corner' of the Area Rang Brigg Town Council Instead, It has Been Revealed.

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph › August 07, 2007

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Unable to get help and advice because North Lincolnshire Council's main telephone and email systems were disrupted by flood water, worried residents from 'every corner' of the area rang Brigg Town Council instead, it has been revealed.

Flood damage at North Lincolnshire Council's Pittwood House offices in Scunthorpe meant many members of the public trying to contact the authority were unable to get through to speak to members of staff during the extensive spell of heavy rain, Brigg councillors heard.

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'Flooded' with Enquiries ; Unable to Get Help and Advice Because North Lincolnshire Council's Main Telephone and Email Systems Were Disrupted by Flood Water, Worried Residents From 'Every Corner' of the Area Rang Brigg Town Council Instead, It has Been Revealed.

So some householders resorted to ringing Brigg Town Council's little office in the Angel Suite, where communications...

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