@HelenBrenton As said, Meadfoot has a blue flag for its water quality and I suspect you have been saying the later for many years already....
@BayonetmediaUK @HelenBrenton The difference now to a decade ago (or for that matter in SNP run Scotland & Lab run Wales where matter devolved) is storm overflow and discharge now virtually all monitored in England.
@BayonetmediaUK @HelenBrenton Actually they haven't, the Environment Agency described water quality conditions had "broken records" (in a good way) back in November for the second year running & legal bathing water standards higher now than in 2015 https://t.co/Ob4U6qgsxx
@nick_cllr @HelenBrenton Might be worth talking to your own Council's Beaches & Harbours team as Conservative Councillors have, apparently they have a few thoughts on these stats.
@HelenBrenton Yep, I know you are not a fan of it!
@HelenBrenton Also the Mail's claim at the start of the article these are the "dirtiest beaches" ignores that to have a Blue Flag it inherently cannot be one of them........
@HelenBrenton Hi Helen, Unsurprisingly Torbay's Beaches & harbours team do not concur with the way EA data does not differentiate between storm oveerflow and run off from an actual sewage release, hence these figures. The beach meets the high standards required for the Blue Flag it has.
@Reynolds_UWE Thanks for your reply. I understand Torbay's Beaches & harbours team do not agree with this interpretation (Council is not Conservative led) as EA figures do not differentiate sewage discharge and storm run off. The beach has a blue flag for meeting the high standards set for one
Good to be @TorbayBusiness Breakfast this morning @RivieraCentre to hear Brian Willis-Pope DL talk on @TheKingsAwards & how local businesses can apply for one. It was also great to hear from Ted Head whose #Paignton manufacturing business was a previous recipient. #TorbayHour https://t.co/xyBTEjb4do
@dan_torquay_man @carolvorders Personal choice. Issue here is the attempt to imply it has been deleted recently, when it hasn't.