A NUMBER of Andalucia’s beaches have been stripped of their blue flags by watchdog Asociacion de Educacion Ambient y del Consumidor (ADEAC).
A total 15 beaches have lost their blue flags, with the most commonly cited problems being the lack of lifeguards, and issues of cleanliness.
The affected beaches are: Malapesquera y Carvajal (Benalmádena-Málaga), Sabinillas (Manilva-Málaga), La Alcaidesa (La Línea de la Concepción y San Roque-Cádiz), Torreguadiaro y Cala Sardina (San Roque), La Barrosa y Sancti Petri (Chiclana de la Frontera-Cádiz), Marina de la Torre, Venta del Bancal-Las Ventanicas, Descargador y Piedra Villazar (Mojácar Almería), Matalascañas (Almonte-Huelva), Central y La Gaviota, Isla Cristina.