An elderly couple are living in a 'nightmare' - as their home has been flooded 20 times over the past three years.

Peter, 74, and Patricia Clarke, 76, moved into the property on Grange Park, Swindon, in 2021 from Cornwall to be closer to their son.

But when they bought the property they did not imagine that a pond on council land near their home would regularly overflow and pour into their back garden.

In an attempt to stop the flood and protect the house, Mrs Clarke has even dug ditches and built a DIY dam.