Outrage after Millisle's beach left strewn with litter - Newtownards Chronicle

Take your rubbish home from North Down beaches - County Down Spectator

By Sarah Curran SUN-SEEKERS are being urged to take their rubbish home after beaches across the borough were left in an ‘utterly depressing’ state. With litter piling up at local beauty spots and beaches across Ards and North Down, and with bins having been set alight, local councillors are reminding summer visitors to be respectful of the areas and take their rubbish home. Recent pictures taken at Helen’s Bay have shown rubbish mounting daily …

Outrage after Millisle's beach left strewn with litter - Newtownards Chronicle

By Violet Brown BEAUTY spots across Ards and North Down are once again being blighted by overflowing bins and piles of rubbish, with councillors urging visitors to take their litter home. Residents voiced their frustration on social media after photographs of overflowing bins at Millisle Lagoon were shared online with some raising concerns that the build-up of litter could attract rats to the beach. It is a problem which is affecting beaches th…