An action plan to tackle flooding in Keighley is to be drawn up by Bradford Council following the second deluge to hit homes and businesses in the town.

Residents and business people are being urged to put forward their ideas at a special public meeting.

The Flood Forum is to be held at St Anne's Community Centre in North Street, Keighley, on Wednesday, starting at 7pm.

It follows a number of flooding incidents in the town in late July and early August.

Last month, ten families fled their basement kitchens and lounges in Belgrave Street when a deluge swept through their homes.

They blamed blocked road drains being unable to cope with the torrential rain held back by road humps.

Dozens of businesses and homes were hit by flood waters on August 11 and Bradford Council was blamed for failing to properly maintain the road gullies.

Councillors, Bradford City Hall highways, drainage and emergency planning officers and representatives from Yorkshire Water and the health services will attend the forum.

They will consult with individuals and businesses on the best way forward, said a Bradford Council spokesman.

The authority is already taking steps to tackle flooding across the district, he added.

This includes keeping gullies as clear as possible, reducing building developments in flood risk areas and supporting the Environment Agency, landowners and farmers in developing a new approach to flood management.

And all services will be co-ordinated in the event of a flooding emergency.

Councillor Anne Hawkesworth, Bradford Council's executive member for the environment, said: "The recent climate changes need to be dealt with by alternative ways of working, such as risk analysis on vulnerable areas.

"The Council has been working with other local agencies to achieve this."

Despite intensive work on clearing gullies, they could still overflow at times of sudden heavy rain, she added.

The forum would be an opportunity for people to discuss the problems they had faced during the recent floods.