Anger over claims of 'seeping' raw sewage on beach

Finch-Saunders says urgent investment is needed to prevent future issues at the beach which is popular with tourists

Raw sewage has been "seeping" on to a popular north Wales beach during the school holidays, a Member of Senedd has said.

Janet Finch-Saunders, who represents Aberconwy, has called for Welsh Water to invest more in its pumping stations after beachgoers reported sewage running on to West Shore in Llandudno, Conwy county.

It reportedly came from under a roller-shutter door of the pumping station at Dale Road car park.

Welsh Water said the leak had been caused by a blockage, but the "foul water" did not "enter any watercourse and had no detrimental environmental impact".

It later added "the water that leaked... did not reach West Shore beach".

Finch-Saunders said she was concerned due to the incident occurring during the height of the summer tourist season.

"It is not acceptable. Our hotels are working flat out to accommodate our visitors. The kids are off school.

"I've written to Welsh Water... they are going to have to invest some money to stop this happening."

Welsh Water said a crew had attended to clear the blockage of wet wipes and carried out an initial clean-up.

"Due to the requirement for a deep clean, we have arranged for a full clean up using specialist kit.

"We would like to remind our customers not to dispose of any materials other than toilet roll down the toilet.

"The issue of sewer abuse and the resulting flooding costs the company around £5 million a year."

Conwy county was contacted for comment.