AN anxious Malvern woman has demanded action from her landlords after cracks appeared in her flat and a series of large holes in a communal garden.

Linda Robson, aged 38, first noticed the cracks in January, at about the same time she saw the first hole start to develop outside the first-floor flat in Orchid Court, which is owned by Elgar Housing.

The hole began as a small indentation in the grass verge below her bedroom window but is now several feet deep. Three more holes have since appeared and are gradually growing in size.

A large crack has also developed across the wall of her bedroom and another in the ceiling above her bed.

"I first phoned Elgar in May and I've phoned four more times since," said Miss Robson, a clerical worker at QinetiQ.

"I even showed a workman who came round to do my kitchen a few weeks ago and he said he would have to report it when he went back.

"They have promised to send someone round but they never do."

Miss Robson is particularly worried about the crack in her bedroom ceiling. It appears to be getting wider and she has seen bits of plaster falling out of it.

"I think it's subsidence," she said. "Kids have started to play in the deepest hole. It's only a matter of time before somebody gets hurt."

Miss Robson, who has lived in Orchid Court for more than ten years, said she was worried that Elgar Housing Association was not taking her seriously.

She explained: "One of the times I rang up the person who answered the phone said 'What happened? Did aliens land or something?'"

Julie Daker, press officer for Elgar Housing Association (EHA), said they had not been aware of the holes until this week.

"As a consequence of this report, steps have been taken to ensure the area is safe for residents and a full investigation into this matter is being carried out," she said.

"EHA will endeavour to ensure this situation is resolved as quickly as possible."