BRITAIN’S answer to the Mediterranean with sandy beaches and palm-tree-lined promenades, won’t have a single Blue Flag beach ...

Opting out of the international Blue Flag beach awards will give Torbay a better chance to promote its natural assets, councillors have decided. But opponents say a new scheme created and administered ...

The Blue Flag scheme has been running since 1985, recognising beaches with clean water and good facilities across Europe and beyond. Torbay currently has six Blue Flag beaches, at Breakwater, ...

A council has agreed to opt out of an internationally recognised scheme promoting high-quality beaches. Torbay Council in Devon voted unanimously to leave the Blue Flag awards after local leaders said ...