The public have been urged not to enter the water at Exmouth beach following a pumping station incident. Officials from the Environment Agency (EA) are currently monitoring the situation.

Toby Codd www.devonlive.com

Officials say that bathing is not advised due to pollution from sewage. The EA said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) at 10.11am this morning (January 6): “We are aware of the issue at Exmouth pumping station.

“We are investigating what has happened. Officers have attended site and are closely monitoring activity, as well as working with South West Water to ensure the pumping station is back in operation as quickly as possible.”