The water quality at a beach in Norfolk has been rated "poor" and people are being advised not to swim there.

Each year, the Environment Agency and Defra publish data about the water quality at 450 designated bathing spots in England.

The data is collected during tests completed in the peak swimming months between May and September.

This year's results show one in 12 English bathing sites are of "poor" quality - including the sea at Heacham. 

When a bathing site is rated "poor", a sign is installed advising people against swimming there and an investigation into the cause of the issue is launched.

This is not the first time Heacham's water quality has come under fire. 

It has been rated as "poor" for several years and won a satirical Brown Flag Award in 2024.

The cause of the quality is debated, with the Environment Agency saying there is not one clear source of pollution and Anglian Water insisting seabird waste on the nearby mudflats is the main problem.