Rearsby

'Real joy' as pupils return to flood-hit school

Every classroom was affected by flooding on 6 January, with pupils returning to the site on Tuesday.

Local businesses are helping to replace resources damaged when the school was flooded.

One Rearsby resident said she was privileged to have witnessed the spectacle.

Pupils have had to travel by bus to another school since theirs was flooded on 6 January.

The Environment Agency says it aims to offer 700 properties situated near rivers early flood alerts.

There are also a number of flood alerts in place across the East Midlands.

Two caravan parks and a number of riverside homes are warned high water levels could pose a threat.

Jacob, 10, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia after he started getting unusual bruising.