'Quite weird': sea temperature rise in north-east of England worrying for residents

Mixed reactions greet dramatic fluctuation in sea temperatures over the years in Tynemouth"I've never felt the sea this warm in June, it is quite weird," said retired nurse Val Hedley as she finished her regular paddle along the picture-postcard golden sands of Longsands beach in Tynemouth."Often here you will get a cold bit of the sea, then it gets warmer and then it gets cooler again. But today everything seems to be the same which is unusual ? it's all evenly warm. Continue reading...