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Angry residents are campaigning to stop officials taking sand from ‘Britain’s best beach’ — and selling it on for profit.
Authorities say the sand is sold to local firms but is only being dredged as part of a legal requirement to keep ”a safe channel for fishing and sailing boats to navigate”. “The beach is suffering as tonnes of sand is removed day and night, sold for profit with no thought of the environmental repercussion.Locals say the once tranquil sands of Hayle in Cornwall have seen tons of sand removed “day and night with no thought for the environmental repercussions”.“This isn’t merely about preserving our beach for recreational purposes, it’s about safeguarding our ecosystem, our local community, and our future.
“Dredging also maximises the flow of the tide to naturally flush the channel, maintaining the estuary’s ecosystem as well as contributing towards managing flood risk.“Dredged sand is sold to local business, Padstow Seasand and Aggregate Ltd. “They won’t say this to the harbormaster or land owners as their livelihoods rely on moorings from the people authorizing the digging!“The ill effects of this relentless mining are evident.
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