Published in the Portsmouth News on Monday 27th February 2012
Story by Jeff Travis
DIGGERS will be a familiar sight on Hayling beach for the next few weeks as 36,000 tons of shingle is dumped on the coast.
The work will protect Eastoke, a low-lying peninsula, from flooding.
The scheme, carried out by Havant Borough Council contractors, is vital to protect thousands of homes in the area.
Every year sections of the beach are washed away due to waves coming in from the Atlantic.
Unlike Portsmouth and Gosport, Eastoke does not have the protection of the Isle of Wight.
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