A COASTAL estate is in danger of becoming a rat-infested dumping ground, according to residents concerned about growing piles of rubbish. The Bel Air Chalet Estate, in St Osyth, boasts a number of privately-owned chalets located only a stone’s throw away from the picturesque seafront. Some of the properties can be lived in all year round, while others can only be used during certain periods, due to the risk of flooding in the area. Residents now fear their quaint coastal retreat is becoming plagued with waste which has either been fly-tipped or left uncollected. Albert Phillip, 88, lives on the estate and says more and more people are using the area to dump rubbish, which is tarnishing the site’s image.
A COASTAL estate is in danger of becoming a rat-infested dumping ground, according to residents concerned about growing piles of rubbish. The Bel Air Chalet Estate, in St Osyth, boasts a number of privately-owned chalets located only a stone’s throw away from the picturesque seafront. Some of the properties can be lived in all year round, while others can only be used during certain periods, due to the risk of flooding in the area. Residents now fear their quaint coastal retreat is becoming plagued with waste which has either been fly-tipped or left uncollected. Albert Phillip, 88, lives on the estate and says more and more people are using the area to dump rubbish, which is tarnishing the site’s image.
A PUBLIC body has refuted claims its workers left a beach “looking like a nuclear bomb has gone off” after installing sea defences. Last October the Environment Agency launched its Seawick Sea Defences project to help protect homes, businesses, caravans, and holiday chalets from flooding. By placing rock armour around the sea wall at Hutley’s Gap, in St Osyth, and along a 250-metre section in front of the Bel Air Chalet Estate, the risk of erosion was reduced. But according to a concerned resident, who has asked to remain anonymous, in order to carry out the job workers had to dig up an “unbelievable amount” of rubble.
A PUBLIC body has refuted claims its workers left a beach “looking like a nuclear bomb has gone off” after installing sea defences. Last October the Environment Agency launched its Seawick Sea Defences project to help protect homes, businesses, caravans, and holiday chalets from flooding. By placing rock armour around the sea wall at Hutley’s Gap, in St Osyth, and along a 250-metre section in front of the Bel Air Chalet Estate, the risk of erosion was reduced. But according to a concerned resident, who has asked to remain anonymous, in order to carry out the job workers had to dig up an “unbelievable amount” of rubble.
AN ambulance had to be pulled out of a pothole-ridden road after becoming stuck while responding to a medical emergency. Paramedics were called to Seawick Road, in St Osyth, at about 7am yesterday after receiving reports the a man was hurt in a fall. Two ambulances and an air ambulance attended the scene and crews treated a patient. He was then transported to Colchester Hospital by road for further assessment and care. Before leaving, the ambulance drivers “experienced difficulties” due to the snowy conditions. But residents, such as Mark Twin, 49, believe the poor state of the road also played a part.