Calls have been made for Oxford City Council to formally adopt flood protection measures suggested by a local residents' group.

Last week, Oxford Flood Alliance presented its budget plans for unblocking pinch-points in the city's waterways to the Environment Agency - and now Little-more city councillor John Tanner has urged the authority to adopt the plans as part of its anti-flooding plan.

The alliance's plans to unblock waterways in the Redbridge area were drawn up by land surveyor Mike Hamblett, after he undertook a four-month tour of the city's waterways by canoe.

The ideas were first presented to West Oxford residents last month and the alliance is contacting decision makers to press for action.

At a meeting of the city council's environment scrutiny committee, Mr Tanner asked for the solutions to be added to the council's 13-point priority plan, which was drafted to prevent a repeat of last July's floods.

The council has already implemented much of its anti-flooding plan, including buying flood barriers for East and West Street in Osney, and creating a new culvert between Earl Street and King George's playing field in Botley.

Mr Tanner said: "When there are floods, the water comes hurtling down from the Cotswolds through Oxford, until it gets to the Redbridge area and comes up against all these man-made obstructions.

"It seems to me there ought to be a 14th action point to pull the cork out of the Redbridge Gap. This solution is practical and affordable and could save a lot of people from getting wet."

Mr Tanner has also asked for the alliance to be added as advisers to the Oxford Flood Partnership, which includes the Environment Agency, Network Rail, Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford City Council, Thames Water and the Vale of White Horse District Council.

The proposals include: Increasing water flow in Hinksey Drain and a field ditch under a single-track access road west of the railway line close to the old Abingdon Road Building a water channel for Hinksey Drain to bypass a disused bridge close to the Southern Bypass Widening Hinksey Drain in Kennington and clearing up a water channel obstructed by a 12in high wall and clogged with vegetation and silt.