Soaring temperatures have seen crowds flocking to a beauty spot on the banks of the River Almond this week - but not enough to convince Scotland's environmental watchdog to grant the river water bathing quality status.
In 2021 the Council Executive approved a proposal to support an application to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) for bathing waters designation, for a 400-metre stretch of the River Almond within Almondell and Calderwood Country Park.
No river in Scotland currently enjoys that status, and it is only applied to some beaches. Despite this the Almond remains the go-to spot when the temperatures rise.
