‘I’ve come to this river for 50 years but can’t anymore – the smell is appalling’
‘I was forced out by £13k rent hike and rubbish piling up outside’
Race begins to snap up council’s plush new £5 a day beach huts
Developers insist work will restart on ‘eyesore’ towers left untouched for 18 months
‘It was heartbreaking to think this building could have been lost forever’
