MP Says Yorkshire Water Has Failed After Scarborough Water Blow

Monday, 2 December 2024 06:00

By Andrew Snaith

Scarborough South Bay continues to have a "Poor" classification- with the town's MP saying there are questions for Yorkshire Water.

Scarborough and Whitby's MP says Yorkshire Water has questions to answer over the state of Scarborough South Bay's Water quality.

Alison Hume has been reacting to the 2024 bathing water classifications in which South Bay continues to have its water classified as poor:

Alison Hume says it's a concern for businesses in the area as well as local people.

The Labour MP says Yorkshire Water is failing and the government is going to give the regulator more powers over the water companies.

The latest bathing water quality ratings for Yorkshire beaches show a number of changes compared to the previous year.

Runswick Bay maintained its "Good" rating for 2024.
Sandsend continued to boast an "Excellent" rating.
Whitby also retained its "Excellent" rating, confirming its consistently high water quality.
Robin Hood's Bay, however, saw its rating decline from "Good" to "Sufficient".
Scarborough North Bay experienced a similar downgrade, moving from "Good" to "Sufficient".
Scarborough South Bay unfortunately remained in the "Poor" category.
Cayton Bay consistently maintained its "Excellent" water quality.
Filey continued to hold a "Good" rating.
Reighton showed significant improvement, moving from "Good" to "Excellent".
Flamborough South Landing experienced a slight downgrade, shifting from "Excellent" to "Good".
Danes Dyke, Flamborough retained its "Excellent" rating.
Bridlington North Beach maintained its "Good" rating.
Bridlington South Beach remained in the "Poor" category.
Wilsthorpe showed a remarkable improvement, moving up from "Good" to "Excellent".
Fraisthorpe saw its rating decline from "Good" to "Sufficient".
Skipsea was not assessed in 2024 due to access restrictions and therefore remains unclassified.
Hornsea and Withernsea both continued to hold "Excellent" ratings, highlighting their consistently clean water