BEACHES in North and East Yorkshire have again been praised in an annual guide.
Nine of the county's beaches were rated as "recommended" in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Beach Guide 2003.
The beaches at Reighton, Cayton Bay, Scarborough North Bay, Whitby, Sandsend and Runswick Bay, in North Yorkshire, along with Bridington North Beach, Flamborough South Landing and Danes Dyke all passed stringent tests to earn the approved rating.
Ongoing improvements in sewage treatment, pollution strategies and fine weather are said to have contributed to "record improvements".
Juliette Camburn, the Marine Conservation Society's good beach guide officer, said: "The society is very pleased with the further improvement in bathing water quality this year and the wide geographical range of beaches recommended.
"Particularly encouraging is the decrease in beaches that failed the EC minimum standard for water quality."
Updated: 09:56 Friday, May 02, 2003
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