Clean-up hope for storm-lashed prom

Agreement has now been reached between Lewes District Council and the Environment Agency to share the clean-up in the aftermath of bad weather.

Pebbles which frequently get washed up on the promenade during storms belong to no one, officially. But the build-up is causing concern for many who walk along the front.

Since 1987 Seaford's bench defences have depended on shingle rather than groynes which were removed and replaced with an artificial beach.

But extreme weather is pushing scree on to the promenade and even the road, to an extent that it is confronting people with substantial water pools and mounds of stones.

These can be a problem not just for those using pushchairs and wheelchairs but pedestrians, especially the elderly.

Lindsay Frost, director of planning and environmental services at the council, confirmed that the problem would soon be addressed and the mounds of shingle were going to be cleared.

He said: 'It has been agreed that if there are exceptional levels of shingle then the Agency will remove the bulk of it since they have heavy plant. We will deal with the residue and minor build-up of scree.'