Litter louts strike to leave Bournemouth beach in terrible state

Thousands of people visited the Dorset coast over the weekend but, despite repeated campaigns, signage and messaging, many continue to tarnish the seafront.

Alongside scores of tents camping out overnight, plastic bags could be seen tossed among the sand.

Some beach-goes appeared to make the effort to go to the bins. However, with them already full, they decided to dump their trash by the bin rather than take it home to be disposed of properly.

A number of discarded Nitorous Oxide cannisters were scattered over the promenade. The colourless gas within them is known as laughing gas or 'hippy crack' although it has legitmate uses, such as medical procedures to numb pain and in catering aerosols. It is illegal to sell or import the drug for direct human consumption.

Many of the bins that had been used to discard rubbish were overflowing, leading to waste being blown across the promenade and seagulls rummaging through the trash, which included glass bottles, cans and plastic bags.

This left beach clean up staff attempting to clear the seafront before visitors descended on the area in their droves once again.

Although some people did not have any distance to travel, having ignored the rules and camped out on the beach overnight.