LABOUR's shadow environment secretary has visited Bury to meet with residents to discuss flooding and rural connectivity issues.

Sue Hayman was joined by Bury North MP James Frith last week as she visited residents in Redvales, who were impacted by the Boxing Day floods in 2015 to discuss Labour’s plans for flood defences.

The MP also visited Affetside to meet with a group of residents to talk about a campaign to secure better broadband in the village, before meeting with Alison Hornby at The Enterprise Centre to discuss her work with local young people and the importance of supporting community projects in rural areas.

Sue Hayman said: “It was a real pleasure to visit Bury and meet so many people across the town and its villages to discuss everything from flooding to broadband to rural bus services.

"As Labour’s spokesperson for these matters, hearing stories from people up and down the country helps me to shape our policies going forward and I found my discussions with the people of Bury very useful.

"I’ll be working closely with James in the months ahead on these topics.”