Part of a building has collapsed onto a street prompting concerns about the safety of the remaining structure. The building that was home to the Tilers Arms has been unused for the last few years and the safety of its structure has been in question since 2018.
On Monday, December 19, the fire service was called to reports of an unsafe structure on Abertillery Road in Blaina, after the front of the building collapsed at about 12.45pm. The area was quickly cordoned off and scaffolding has been put in place.
Richard Jones moved to the area with his wife in 2017 and noticed that the building had been untouched for several years. As a previously trained health and safety inspector who served in the Metropolitan Police for 22 years, Richard began questioning the building safety to the local council in 2018 He said: "I understand it's private property but because they've just left it derelict it's in risk of moderate collapse - which we had yesterday."
