The West Park area of the Stray was flooded this morning after the first night of heavy rain since Harrogate Borough Council spent £20,000 improving drainage.

Several large puddles covered the Stray this morning, the largest of which is at the corner of West Park and Otley Road.

The council announced in April it had awarded £130,000 to Glendale Services to restore the Stray after last year's UCI Road World Championships caused widespread damage.

More than £20,000 of this was set aside to improve poor drainage, which caused regular flooding.

Council leader Richard Cooper said the investment would "address the historic drainage issues at the corner of Otley Road and West Park" that had been "an issue and frustration to local residents for a number of years".

But today's evidence suggests the problem of flooding remains.

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Harrogate Borough Council reopened West Park Stray in August, more than 11 months after the UCI championships ended.

The Stray Defence Association said it believes the work did not fully repair the damage and said it remains "dangerous" - something the council disputes as "frankly ridiculous."

West Park Stray: A year at a glance

• UCI World Championships – September 2019


• West Park Stray pictured as a quagmire – October 2019


• Partial recovery but problems remain – March 2020


• Heavy machinery moves in to work – May 2020


• Green shoots of hope – July 2020


• West Park Stray opens to public after 316 days – August 2020


• Debate rumbles on about West Park Stray – September 2020


• West Park Stray floods - October 2020