News desk: Police, fire crews and the ambulance service remained at the scene with utility services’ engineers and structural engineers who were assisting with the incident.
Local resident Barry Dyason, 34, an office worker, said:”You can’t see the sinkhole because it’s between a house and two cottages – it’s one of the cottages which was damaged.”
“There’s been some rain around here, but nothing like the floods seen in other parts of the country.
“It’s alarming, you see these things reported on television but don’t expect it to happen so close to you. Hopefully lightning wouldn’t strike twice in such a small area.”