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Public meeting to be held at massive landslip in Cradley Heath estate

A public meeting is being held at the site of a huge landslip which left Cradley Heath residents fearing for their homes. 

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Tonnes of soil and earth fell on to Haden Cross Drive over the festive period preventing some residents in the cul-de-sac being able to leaving their homes. The latest landslip is yet another chapter in the long-running saga of subsidence and collapsing land in the area. 

A huge landslide at Haden Cross Drive.
A huge landslide at Haden Cross Drive.

Last March, the Express & Star revealed the nightmare residents faced watching their gardens fall into the abyss and their battle to get answers about what is to blame for the subsidence. 

And if the problems are down to historic mining or whether recent developments in the area have made the problems worse.

Problems on the new Dunedin Homes new-build development began last year when trees started to collapse and the condition of the land worsened due to bad weather.