Article: Tissues, rope, fishing lines, all contribute to man-made eyesore Columnist Nicola Barry went down to the seaside to take a look at the situation for herself

Columnist Nicola Barry went down to the seaside to take a look at the situation for herself

Aberdeen Beach looked spotless yesterday morning, in the lukewarm spring sunshine. Nothing but miles of golden sand, a beautiful, wild, rugged landscape beneath a blue/grey sky - not a crisp packet in sight.

Where on earth WAS all this rubbish they keep talking about?

After about 10 minutes of walking, however, I found what I can only describe as a man-made eyesore, on our own doorstep, here on the edge of the North Sea.

At the edge of the beach, I saw hundreds of yards of caging, holding back rocks, swamped in litter - tissues, old ropes, fishing lines, endless plastic, which is non-biodegradable ...

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