Mrs Weaver, from Newbury, said she was contacted by the Thatcham hospital after her husband was given morphine.

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The basin at Cold Ash Hill in Thatcham will collect excess water from the fields and filter it into the sewers.

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Anti-theft devices are categorised in three classes by the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre at Thatcham in Berkshire, an insurance-industry research organisation.

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Thatcham was devastated by severe floods in July 2007 with about 1, 000 homes damaged by flood water which rose to 4ft (1.2m) in places.

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Mayor of Thatcham, John Boyd, said the works were "really good news" for residents in the town and said they should prevent flash flooding in the future.

BBC: Thatcham Cold Ash Hill's flood 'basin' awarded ?700,000