Flood defence work has restarted on Deal beach to ensure all parts of it are performing to standard.

Contractors will be moving shingle from an area between the Royal Hotel and the pier to the bottom of the beach and replacing it with different shingle.

An Environment Agency spokesman said: “Our contractors are beginning work to rectify a small part of the beach at Deal, where sandy shingle will be moved to the bottom of the beach along 200 metres of the beach.

“The rest of Deal beach has been performing to standard since the improvement works were completed in 2013, and has reduced the risk of flooding.

“The work is scheduled to last around four weeks.”