Ambulance trust accused of institutional racismpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2023
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Ambulance trust accused of institutional racismpublished at 15:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2023
Homes plan could pave the way for town bypasspublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 11 March 2023
Plans for hundreds of homes could bring the bypass closer to fruition, 70 years after being proposed.
Read MoreHome now close to the edgepublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look East
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCImage caption, One of the properties at risk in Hemsby
One of the most at-risk homes is now just a metre (3ft) from the cliff edge.
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCImage caption, Heavy machinery has been brought in to demolish threatened homes before they tumble onto the beach below
Tomorrow morning, the home is likely to be demolished by this excavator along with two other properties in Hemsby.
Pole to topple 'if not tonight then tomorrow'published at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look East
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCI'm currently with Chris Batten, from Hemsby Independent Lifeboat, who is inspecting a telegraph pole.
At the moment the telegraph pole is still connected.
Chris says despite this, it is close to toppling “if not tonight then tomorrow”.
'I'm extremely angry, disappointed and upset'published at 22:33 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look East
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCImage caption, Lorna Bevan, landlady at the Lacon Arms, set up the Save Hemsby Coastline Charity in 2013.
Lorna Bevan, landlady at the Lacon Arms, set up the Save Hemsby Coastline Charity in 2013.
"For 10 years we have been fighting to get some sort of protection for our coastline.
"I'm extremely angry, disappointed and upset and the list continues."
The charity has been pushing for a rock berm at the base of the cliff which would provide some protection from the erosion.
"Everything that has been done has been because of the Save Hemsby Coastline or the lifeboat guys."
She says the village is waiting for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to approve the plans.
The MMO says it has been "working proactively" with the council to streamline the requirements for the application.
A spokesperson said: "The marine licence application is on hold awaiting further information on the Environmental Impact Assessment decision from Great Yarmouth Borough Council.
"Once this information is received the MMO will proceed to make a determination on the application as soon as possible."
Police to cordon off access road to prevent usepublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Laurence Cawley
BBC NewsThe police are now moving down towards the access road we mentioned earlier to cordon it off.
The road is the only access road to properties on The Marrams.
Many here fear it will soon collapse.
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCImage caption, The road is the only access road to properties on The Marrams
Pub turned into lifeboat's unofficial 'crisis HQ'published at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look East
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCAt the local pub, The Lacon Arms, the lifeboat crew has set up what has dubbed “crisis HQ”.
Hemsby: What is the latest?published at 22:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Kate Scotter and Laurence Cawley
BBC News- Three homes on the cliff might be demolished "as soon as possible"
- They include one to the south and two to the north of the lifeboat station
- Chickens were rescued from a shed by the Hemsby Independent Lifeboat team just moments before the building collapsed onto the beach below
- A children's playhouse was the first casualty as high tide approached
Road is close to collapsepublished at 22:07 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
We've heard a road is close to collapse. Our reporter Jon Ironmonger is on his way there and we will post updates as soon as we get them.
Three homes might be demolished - coxswainpublished at 21:47 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look East
Image source, Alex Dunlop/BBCThree homes on the cliff might be demolished "as soon as possible".
Daniel Hurd, the coxswain at Hemsby Lifeboat, external, said: "They are on the brink of collapse and possibly going into the sea so they want to get that hazard removed as soon as possible."
He said, however, those properties might end up washed away tonight.
Mr Hurd said other properties might also be affected.
"We don't know what's going to happen tonight," he said.
"We don't know if they're going to be at risk and possibly needing to be demolished as well."
A recent history of coastal erosionpublished at 21:42 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Laurence Cawley
BBC News
Image source, PAImage caption, One the bungalows in Hemsby which fell into the sea during a tidal surge in 2013
This stretch of the Norfolk coast has been fighting a long battle with coastal erosion.
Seven bungalows along The Marrams had to be demolished when sandy cliffs washed away in March 2018.
In December 2013, "the worst storm surge in 60 years", destroyed seven homes.
What is the council saying?published at 21:36 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Image source, Qays Najm/BBCGreat Yarmouth Borough Council, external says it is supporting homeowners and assessing damage after high tides caused further erosion of dunes at Hemsby.
It said it was particularly concerned about three properties, one to the south and two to the north of the lifeboat station, due to their "proximity to the cliff edge".
The council said it had been a "changing situation" throughout the day following the high spring tides over the last 24 hours, and it was "too early" to say if any of the homes would have to be demolished.
Chief executive Sheila Oxtoby said: "It's very, very difficult and we are trying to be incredibly sensitive
"We are dealing with people at a very emotional time but everyone's been cooperative and we're trying to provide as much welfare support as well as dealing with the practicality of the situation."
'Without the beach there is no Hemsby'published at 21:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Kate Scotter and Laurence Cawley
BBC News
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCImage caption, Alan Jones, second coxswain of the Hemsby Independent Lifeboat
Alan Jones, second coxswain of the Hemsby Independent Lifeboat, said it was immensely upsetting watching the coastline disappearing like it is tonight.
"It is devastating," he says. "We've worked hard year after year putting the blocks in trying to protect what we can protect.
"We've tried our best and we've been asking for help. Where is the help coming from? Without the beach, there is no Hemsby."
High tide is officially here at Hemsbypublished at 21:24 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Laurence Cawley
BBC NewsHigh tide has officially arrived at Hemsby.
Alan Jones, second coxswain of the Hemsby Independent Lifeboat, said: "It will sit in now for quite a long while. We are just monitoring the dunes here and a good one or two metres (3ft to 6ft) has just slid off."
'It's going to be a very busy night'published at 21:18 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look EastThe chickens were rescued "just in time" after the shed they were in toppled into the sea, moments after they were saved.
Kevin Fenn, one of the lifeboat crew members who found the chickens, said: "We were walking along, checking the bungalows, as we were instructed to do, and we got to the end one and spotted the shed was hanging over the cliff.
"We went to observe what was in the cage and Stewie said 'I think there's some chickens in there' and we went and had a quick look and there were."
He said another 10 minutes and the birds would have been in the water as the shed fell over while they were there.
"We rescued them just in time," he said. "It's going to be a very busy night."
Lifeboat crew rescue chickens from at-risk homepublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look EastA lifeboat crew made a last-minute dash to save two chickens from one of the cliff-top homes.
The crew from Hemsby Independent Lifeboat Station, external received a call that the two birds not been collected from one of the at-risk properties so they made a mad dash to rescue them.
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBC'Looks like we're going to get a major hit'published at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Jon Ironmonger
BBC Look East
Image source, Jon Ironmonger/BBCA children's playhouse has become the first casualty as high tide approaches.
Daniel Hurd, the coxswain at Hemsby Lifeboat, external, said the playhouse, which was attached to one of three properties and photographed earlier, was "on the land a little while ago" and had now been swept into the sea.
He said it was an ominous sign as it had not even reached high tide yet.
"We're hoping we're not going to get a major hit here but at the moment it's looking like we are going to, the tide is already in the gap area and it's not looking too great now," he said.
Hemsby factspublished at 20:43 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
The popular seaside resort is about 21 miles (33km) east of Norwich and less than eight miles (12km) north of Great Yarmouth.
It is home to about 3,000 people and was once home to a Pontins holiday camp.
The beach has been closed since 25 February because of recent erosion.
It is understood up to three homes are currently at immediate risk.
In pictures: Hemsby cliff-top homes at risk of collapsepublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Here is a selection of images taken by our reporters from the scene earlier today.
Image source, Andrew Turner/BBCImage caption, The wooden properties are getting increasingly closer to the edge
Image source, Alex Dunlop/BBCImage caption, Emergency services are working with officers from Great Yarmouth Borough Council at the scene
Image source, Andrew Turner/BBCImage caption, It is understood up to three homes are currently at immediate risk
Image source, Andrew Turner/BBCImage caption, High tide is expected at 21:05
What do we know so far?published at 20:31 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2023
Image source, Martin Barber/BBCA number of residents have left their homes as they are at risk of collapse.
The wooden properties at Hemsby are getting increasingly close to the edge.
Fire crews have been knocking on doors, urging anybody still in the affected properties to leave their homes.
High tide is due at 21:05 GMT, external, according to the Met Office, and there are fears the homes could fall into the sea.
The emergency services are working with officers from Great Yarmouth Borough Council, external at the scene.