99.5% of beaches in England meet basic European standards, but tougher 2015 regime will see that fall to 94.5%
One in 20 English beaches which currently pass standards for cleanliness will fail tougher tests which come in next year, figures show.
Almost all beaches (99.5%) in England meet the basic standards for clean bathing water, with just two spots failing to reach the mandatory grade this year: Lyme Regis Church Cliff Beach, Dorset, and Staithes, North Yorkshire.
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