Dispute over cliffs after rockfall

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Chris Paraskeva, whose house was badly damaged when a section of the cliff behind buildings in White Rock in Hastings, East Sussex, collapsed, is in dispute with his local council after it asked him to look at arranging to stabilise the crumbling cliffs near his property. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday February 19, 2014. Hastings Borough Council has written Paraskeva expressing concern about potentially more rockfalls at the back of his two-bed, Grade-II listed property which was badly damaged by the collapse. In the letter, the council denied it was responsible for the cliff and asked him to urgently instruct engineers to assess its stability and, if necessary, commission remedial works. See PA story WEATHER Cliff. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%A resident forced to abandon his home due to the storms is in dispute with his local council after it asked him to look at arranging to stabilise crumbling cliffs near his property.

A section of the cliff behind buildings in White Rock in Hastings, East Sussex, collapsed earlier this month, trapping a 96-year-old man inside a shop.

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