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| Ceredigion storm damage repairs to cost at least £1.5m | |
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| The cost of repairing Aberystwyth promenade and other locations in Ceredigion severely damaged by storms in early January has topped £1.5m. | |
| Ceredigion council said the final cost could well be higher as it prepares for another high tide on 2 February. | Ceredigion council said the final cost could well be higher as it prepares for another high tide on 2 February. |
| The council has started talks with the Welsh government on submitting a bid to help fund the seafront's restoration. | The council has started talks with the Welsh government on submitting a bid to help fund the seafront's restoration. |
| On Tuesday, Welsh ministers said £2m was available to repair flood defences damaged by the storms. | On Tuesday, Welsh ministers said £2m was available to repair flood defences damaged by the storms. |
| Aberystwyth was one of the towns that was hardest hit by the heavy rain, strong winds and high tides that battered the Welsh coast between 3 and 6 January. | Aberystwyth was one of the towns that was hardest hit by the heavy rain, strong winds and high tides that battered the Welsh coast between 3 and 6 January. |
| A Grade II-listed shelter partly fell into a hole after its foundations were washed away as massive waves pounded the seafront. | A Grade II-listed shelter partly fell into a hole after its foundations were washed away as massive waves pounded the seafront. |
| High tide | High tide |
| The 1920s landmark was badly damaged and has been dismantled for repair. | The 1920s landmark was badly damaged and has been dismantled for repair. |
| More than 200 volunteers armed with buckets and shovels helped start the clean up operation on the promenade on 11 January. | More than 200 volunteers armed with buckets and shovels helped start the clean up operation on the promenade on 11 January. |
| A Ceredigion council spokesman said; "The estimated costs associated with the immediate necessary work of clearing-up and repairs to assets amount to at least £1.5 million. | A Ceredigion council spokesman said; "The estimated costs associated with the immediate necessary work of clearing-up and repairs to assets amount to at least £1.5 million. |
| "We are in the process of collating all of these costs and the final figure could well exceed this estimated sum once all the information has been received." | "We are in the process of collating all of these costs and the final figure could well exceed this estimated sum once all the information has been received." |
| The spokesman added that the local authority could access funds from three Welsh government sources but would have to match fund the money from its own reserves. | The spokesman added that the local authority could access funds from three Welsh government sources but would have to match fund the money from its own reserves. |
| Meanwhile, promenade repairs are ongoing with workers trying to shore up defences due to fears that storms during a high tide on 2 February could cause more damage. | Meanwhile, promenade repairs are ongoing with workers trying to shore up defences due to fears that storms during a high tide on 2 February could cause more damage. |
| Tides of up to 7.8 metres (25ft), the second highest of the year, are forecast for the start of February. | Tides of up to 7.8 metres (25ft), the second highest of the year, are forecast for the start of February. |
| The council aims to completely reopen the promenade to the public by Easter. | The council aims to completely reopen the promenade to the public by Easter. |