Part of a north Norfolk beach remains off limits following a raw sewage spill there earlier this month. 

North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) has advised people to stay away from a section of Mundesley beach extending south-east from the Anglian Water pumping station.

The council said on its website: “[NNDC] was notified that there had been an issue at a pumping station failure at the Anglian Water facility next to the lifeboat station in Mundesley.

“We would continue to urge all walkers, dog walkers and swimmers to stay away from the area of the beach shaded in red on the warning notices while we continue to work with partner agencies to ensure that any risk to health has been adequately addressed.

“Please stay away from this section of the beach until further notice.”

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The section of beach was cordoned off on Sunday, March 19, after the leak at the pumping station.

Engineers from Anglian Water were not able to clear the spill before high tide, so it ended up in the sea.

The water company apologised, but said the spill would have had little environmental impact.

Last week, Anglian Water bosses were quizzed by county councillors over pollution incidents and were urged to speed up efforts to reduce discharges from storm overflows.

They defended their attempts to reduce how often raw sewage is released through the overflows - and told Norfolk County Council's scrutiny committee the public needs to play its part to stop them having to take such action.

Dr Robin Price, Anglian Water's director of quality and environment, said blockages were an issue triggering storm overflows.

He said: "Fundamentally, we are putting the wrong stuff down our sinks. Things like fat and wet wipes. We find nappies, we find walking sticks, we find all sorts.

"Our sewer network is open to abuse. People lift manholes and we have a real fly-tipping problem."