A crash is causing delays on an A-road through the area.
The Environment Agency says it is ‘unlikely to revisit’ the study which resulted in the closure of a pumping station.
Millions of litres of water could have been pumped out to sea if a decommissioned pumping station had been operating, says a drainage board.
Plans are being made for a town-wide celebration event later this year to tie in with the bicentenary of one of its most famous sons.
A police force has paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds in damages over a five year period.
An MP has urged people to seek help if they are affected by flooding.