WORCESTERSHIRE insist that they have not seriously thought about moving away from their New Road home despite the ground being engulfed with flood water yet again.

Torrential rain last Friday has seen the picturesque ground submerged by the River Severn for the second time this winter.

With more rain forecast and water yet to come down from the Welsh mountains, the levels of water are expected to rise even higher.

But chief executive Mark Newton wants the County to continue with the ground development which would reduce the cost of any further flooding.

"Of course you think about moving away from New Road, but our aim is press on with the ground development that would move offices and other facilities above the flood level," said Newton.

"When the water gets into the offices and the other facilities that is when the flood damage becomes costly as we have to get in dehumidifiers and fumigators. But the water has not come that far so we are not overly worried."

Last year the cricket club suffered four winter floods and the latest one to hit New Road is only the second of the close season.

Newton believes, even though the ground is submerged by 12 foot of water, it is nothing out of the ordinary.

"The cost is usually between £10,000 and £20,000, but this is not as bad as that," Newton added.

Meanwhile, Worcester racecourse bosses say it is "business as usual" despite the floods re-turning to Pitchcroft.

Course officials had planned to have fertiliser spread on the track at around the time it was hit by the floods over the weekend.

Fortunately, groundstaff did not lay the fertiliser and it is still there to help the course recover in the build-up to the new Worcester season that starts in April.