{"id":447923,"date":"2025-09-24T12:39:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447923\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:39:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:39:22","slug":"portstewart-strand-blue-green-algae-hits-uks-beach-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447923\/","title":{"rendered":"Portstewart Strand: Blue-green algae hits UK\u2019s beach of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cyanobacteria has been sighted along Portstewart Strand<\/p>\n

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Blue-green algae on the River Bann where it meets Lough Neagh near the village of Toome. Niall Carson\/PA Wire<\/p>\n

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Portstewart Strand has been issued with a temporary advice against bathing notice after blue-green algae<\/a> was sighted in the area.<\/p>\n

The warning has been in place since Tuesday and comes after an assessment by DAERA\u2019s bathing waters team.<\/p>\n

Department officers noted that blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, had been \u201crecorded at a red alert level\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Co Londonderry strand was named the UK\u2019s beach of the year by the Sunday Times in July \u2013 mainly due to the cleanliness of the water and beach itself.<\/p>\n

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