BLACKPOOL and Penzance are among Britain’s most “dangerous” beaches. Surfers Against Sewage, who monitor water quality across the nation, revealed new data showing that a number o…
Surfers Against Sewage, who monitor water quality across the nation, revealed new data showing that a number of UK beaches are polluted.People protesting sewage dumping in WhitstableThe group estimated that there have been "over 400,000 discharges of untreated sewage into UK rivers and almost 5,500 discharges into UK coastal bathing waters".
And they noted more than 60 current warnings across the country including some of the nation's most popular beaches. Long considered one of Britain's most attractive seaside locations, Blackpool beach is currently one of the most polluted. According to research by Surfers Against Sewage, a "sewer overflow discharges straight onto the beach around the centre of this beach".
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