Lifeguard unit: Newport Sands
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About this beach
Very popular 1.5 mile flat sandy beach backed by sand dunes. Local estuary attracts bird watchers. Good access for families and disabled. Seaside activities include swimming and fishing.
Lifeguard season dates
28 June - 7 September
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from Wales, West Mercia and the Isle of Man in Compass, available here.
Family rescued from grounded RIB
15/09/2008
By: Peter Wright
A rigid inflatable boat with two adults and two children onboard ran aground in Conwy Bay on Saturday afternoon.
Holyhead lifeboat leads historic procession
01/09/2008
By: Ray Steadman
A flotilla of gaff-rigged wooden boats sailed into Holyhead on 31 August, led by the town's Severn class lifeboat Christopher Pearce.
Scrum on the Beach
15/08/2008
By: Paul Cullen
England rugby players Danny Cipriani and Nick Easter enjoyed a day on the beach on Wednesday, in the centre of Birmingham, with RNLI Lifeguards giving safety advice.
Three rescued by St Davids lifeboats
07/08/2008
By: Jim Phillips
St Davids' lifeboats were called out on Tuesday night to the aid of three teenage girls trapped in a gulley at the foot of cliffs at Caerfai Bay.