A flood warning has been issued for the River Maun at Edwinstowe and Ollerton

The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Maun.

River levels are rising as a result of heavy rainfall, and the risk of flooding has increased, and the areas most at risk are Edwinstowe and Ollerton.

Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours and river levels are expected to remain high until this evening.

The Environment Agency said: "We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.

"Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded."