ANXIOUS eyes continue to be kept on the quickly flowing waters of the River Hope in Stanford-le-Hope today (Friday, 29 January), with residents fearful of another occurrence of the flash flooding that brought turmoil to parts of the town a couple of weeks ago.

Since then water levels in the area have remained high and over the past 24 hours the Hope once more rose to the edge of some people's gardens and they are fearful it will spill over again.

What concerns many residents is the lack of information about possible causes of the flooding, which is unprecedented in the area over several decades.

Fingers have been pointed at the building of too many homes in the flood plain, the widening of the A13 and even, today, work carried out at Stanford rail station.

Thurrock Nub News paid a visit to one resident on Chantry Crescent, near the station, whose home has been threatened by rising waters never seen there before.

James Mason spoke about his concerns and asked if felled tress and other debris left by the side of the station where work to clear land for its expansion has taken place, is a possible cause.

As it stands, there are no firm answers as yet but ward councillors Shanbe Hebb and Terry Piccolo have called on the council to make an investigation and try and prove answers - and solutions.