Residents have made claims of "horrendous" scenes on Aberavon Beach including youngsters defecating, taking drugs and verbally abusing passers-by.
Midwife Liz McMurtry, 64, said up to 500 teenagers have been gathering on the beach in Port Talbot each night until the early hours, playing deafening music and leaving the sand strewn with litter such as nitrous oxide canisters and empty spirits bottles. Liz, who works at Bridgend's Princess of Wales hospital, has accused police of failing to act despite her calling them almost every night. South Wales Police told WalesOnline its officers are allocated to the beach throughout the summer holidays to reduce antisocial behaviour.
Liz, who has lived in nearby Mariners Quay for 12 years, said young women and men urinate on the sand dunes "in full view" of the public. When she has confronted them she has received "vile" abuse, particularly from the women, she claimed.
