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New fears for Lyme landslip
THERE IS danger of another landslide at Lyme Regis after a historic landfill site became exposed, warned the authorities.
The Spittle site, between Lyme Regis and Charmouth, shifted on Tuesday evening resulting in the worst landslide for decades.
A multi-agency group including Dorset County Council, West Dorset District Council, Dorset Police, Dorset Fire and Rescue and the Environment Agency met on Thursday to discuss safety implications.
Members of the public are being urged to keep away from the site for their own safety.
Dorset County Council's emergency planning officer Simon Parker said: "There are very physical dangers at the site.
"There could be a quicksand effect if anyone tried to climb onto the slip and it would be easy to become trapped.
"Added to this there is the risk of falling rocks and earth as well as items being released from the old landfill site."
The landfill site which has been exposed was open in Victorian times and closed in the mid 1970s.
Authorities are warning that there could be potentially hazardous materials in the landfill site that have not yet been identified.
6:26pm Thursday 8th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: derek, dorset on 11:01pm Thu 8 May 08
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Posted by: derek, dorset on 11:12pm Thu 8 May 08
Members of the public are being urged to keep away from the site for their own safety.
Dorset County Council's emergency planning officer Simon Parker said: "There are very physical dangers at the site.
OK .... I read on this site about a lady who gets smacked in the face and jaw broken in weymouth for ad event that you should have been checking ( Public Smoke areas )
Forget landslips if people are so stupid to go to these places let them pick up the bits.
If my daughter goes out for a night in safe family weymouth I want her back intact.
So lets change the PR ... come to Weynmouth for a family night out ... and get your jaw broke
Members of the public are being urged to keep away from the site for their own safety.
Dorset County Council's emergency planning officer Simon Parker said: "There are very physical dangers at the site.
OK .... I read on this site about a lady who gets smacked in the face and jaw broken in weymouth for ad event that you should have been checking ( Public Smoke areas )
Forget landslips if people are so stupid to go to these places let them pick up the bits.
If my daughter goes out for a night in safe family weymouth I want her back intact.
So lets change the PR ... come to Weynmouth for a family night out ... and get your jaw broke
Posted by: patrick hansford on 8:31am Fri 9 May 08
They are saying that the Landfall at Lyme Regis is the largest for the past 100 years. Are we not forgetting the VERY big Land Slide at Black Venn in the late 50's early 60's Perhaps only locals remember that one?
They are saying that the Landfall at Lyme Regis is the largest for the past 100 years. Are we not forgetting the VERY big Land Slide at Black Venn in the late 50's early 60's Perhaps only locals remember that one?
Posted by: Dorset Boy, Wilds of Dorset on 12:10pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]patrick hansford[/bold] wrote:
They are saying that the Landfall at Lyme Regis is the largest for the past 100 years. Are we not forgetting the VERY big Land Slide at Black Venn in the late 50's early 60's Perhaps only locals remember that one?[/quote] There was also a major land slide in the 90's that took out part of the Lyme Regis golf course.
patrick hansford wrote:
They are saying that the Landfall at Lyme Regis is the largest for the past 100 years. Are we not forgetting the VERY big Land Slide at Black Venn in the late 50's early 60's Perhaps only locals remember that one?
There was also a major land slide in the 90's that took out part of the Lyme Regis golf course.
Posted by: Dorsetdumpling, Weymouth on 1:20pm Fri 9 May 08
I'm curious -just when does an old dump become a historic landfill site? Could be the answer to our landfill problems - get the National Trust to take them over perhaps?
Also, call me an old cynic, but didn't we hear the "potentially hazardous materials" line when the Authorities were trying to keep people away from the Napoli?
I'm curious -just when does an old dump become a historic landfill site? Could be the answer to our landfill problems - get the National Trust to take them over perhaps?
Also, call me an old cynic, but didn't we hear the "potentially hazardous materials" line when the Authorities were trying to keep people away from the Napoli?
Posted by: Dorsetdumpling, Weymouth on 1:27pm Fri 9 May 08
...how about "..there may be fossils there with dangerously sharp teeth.." as an alternative?
...how about "..there may be fossils there with dangerously sharp teeth.." as an alternative?
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 10:42pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote]The landfill site which has been exposed was open in Victorian times and closed in the mid 1970s.
Authorities are warning that there could be potentially hazardous materials in the landfill site that have not yet been identified.[/quote] If the landfill site was started ove 100 years ago, I wonder if there are any public records of what materials were dumped there in those days, or even objections from locals. The Victorian era was famous for many things. I guess hazardous waste was one of them.
The landfill site which has been exposed was open in Victorian times and closed in the mid 1970s.
Authorities are warning that there could be potentially hazardous materials in the landfill site that have not yet been identified.
If the landfill site was started ove 100 years ago, I wonder if there are any public records of what materials were dumped there in those days, or even objections from locals. The Victorian era was famous for many things. I guess hazardous waste was one of them.
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