A TORFAEN housing association has given in to demands from angry tenants in a battle over landscaping their 'dangerous' gardens.

As the Argus reported in July, residents of British School Close, Abersychan, claimed that Eastern Valley Housing broke promises on landscaping their steeply inclined back gardens.

Tenants were expecting work on the gardens, which they claim are a danger to their children, to begin this year. But Eastern Valley instead gave them a list of options for work that fell short of what they had hoped for, as the association said they did not have the money to carry out the full work.

Since the Argus highlighted the case representatives from Eastern Vall- ey have met with residents to discuss the issue, and have now offered them a new landscaping option.

Resident Chris Cook, 34, said: "We were told that Eastern Valley have now found the funding and will begin work in a month's time.

"The residents would like to thank the Argus for highlighting our problems and getting things moving. The paper has been a great help."

But for Mr Cook the offer has come at a price - he was banned from the Eastern Valley tenants panel for passing on confidential information to the Argus.

"I don't really care that I've been dropped because I feel I have achieved something by doing it," he added.

Eastern Valley chief executive Mark Gardner said: "Work on the gardens is set to begin next week. The proposal is for tiered gardens, and the work is affordable within our budget."