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Rhyl and Prestatyn beaches have been given the all-clear for bathing after a sewage leak at the weekend.

Welsh Water's Water Quality Officer has now issued a statement to say the water is safe for bathing but tests by the organisation, Denbighshire County Council and the Environment Agency will continue over the next few days to ensure its purity.

Denbighshire is now calling on Welsh Water to ensure that this problem does not happen again and is urging the organisation to make available any details on plans for avoiding such incidents in the future as well as details of any plans to fund improvements on pumping station equipment along the coast.

Cabinet Lead Member for Regeneration, Councillor David Thomas, said: “This was an extremely disappointing incident at the height of the summer season.

“We hope to work closely with Welsh Water and the Environment Agency in coming weeks to ensure this does not happen again and I will be requesting full report on the incident from Welsh Water.”

Denbighshire pollution control officers confirmed Welsh Water’s waste pumping station at Rhyl has now been repaired following a breakdown of the equipment on Friday night.

Over the weekend, an unknown amount of sewage was washed into the sea along Rhyl and Prestatyn coastline and notices were put up to warn people from bathing in the contaminated water until further notice.