300 tons of rubbish left on beach at Brighton

Brighton and Hove Council has said it faces a “daily battle” to keep its beaches clean as it revealed more than 300 tons of rubbish were dumped on the seafront this summer.

Street-cleaning staff have had to clean up a mountain of waste left by beach-goers in recent months

Amy Heley, the chairman of the council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee, said: “These figures are truly shocking and show we face a daily battle to protect our beach from those who are happy to leave their rubbish behind. There’s no excuse. We have 500 bins along the seafront and our Cityclean teams are carrying out more collections than ever.”