Bournemouth beach buried in rubbish after bank holiday heatwave crowds

Bournemouth beach was crowded with swimmers and sunbathers during a bank holiday weekend with record-breaking temperatures. On Tuesday, the beach was covered with litter including plastic cups and bottles, beer cans, takeaway boxes, broken camping chairs, inflatable toys, and discarded barbecues. Hundreds of bins along the seafront were overflowing, and bin bags were piled on nearby pavement. Visitors ignored advice to take litter home and also violated local rules that ban overnight camping on the beach to avoid paying for accommodation. More than 20 tents were found on the sand on Tuesday morning.

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"The tens of thousands of visitors who filled a popular beach on Monday have been replaced by a sea of litter. Bournemouth beach was packed with swimmers and sunbathers on the bank holiday as temperatures hit record-breaking heights, topping 34C elsewhere in the UK. On Tuesday, hundreds of plastic cups and bottles, beer cans, takeaway boxes, broken camping chairs, inflatable toys, and discarded barbecues were strewn across the beach."

"There are 300 bins along the seafront, but nearly all of them were overflowing with garbage on Tuesday. Bin bags were also piled on the pavement next to them. As well as ignoring advice to take litter home with them, some visitors also defied the laws about overnight camping on the beach. There is a local by-law that bans the practice of tourists pitching tents on the beach to avoid paying for hotel and B&B accommodation."

"Bournemouth beach is covered in rubbish after the bank holiday weekend (BNPS) However, on Tuesday morning, there were more than 20 tents of all shapes and sizes on the sand. Other visitors did not bother sleeping under canvas and spent the"

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