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Pollution and Holidays

When it comes to monitoring beaches for pollution, some countries are better than others.

Shark tales make bigger headlines, but water pollution is far more common—and a greater threat to humans than the creature depicted in Jaws ever was. In the United States, fouled swimming water is responsible for tens of thousands of beach closings and health advisories every year. Although there is still no uniform federal protocol for testing water quality at beaches, information on water cleanliness at most of the nation's public swimming beaches can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency's site. Outside the United States, however, travellers are largely left to fend for themselves.

Most pollution at swimming beaches is caused by bacteria associated with fecal contamination. Some of these bacteria are harmless, but they are often accompanied by more pernicious pathogens, including E. coli, salmonella, giardia, and enteroviruses that cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and other extremely unpleasant symptoms for the millions of swimmers who are exposed to them every year. Though rare, cholera, hepatitis, and typhoid fever are among the more serious water-borne maladies found at beaches around the world.

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50 ways to save on your holidays

Richard Browning

SCHOOLS are clamping down on parents who take their children on holiday during term time. At best, to get permission for even one extra day off at either end of a holiday requires a degree of form filling and letter writing that wouldn't be out of place in a Soviet police station. Even then, the final decision rests on the whim of the chairman of governors.

While the difference a day makes to a child's education is unquantifiable, it can add thousands of pounds to the price of a family holiday. But with this option of saving money virtually outlawed, how do you stick within the rules without breaking the bank?

Here are some examples from the article on how to save money on your holiday. Visit This is Money to read the holiday article in full.

7. House swap
You may think you live in a horrid, torrid suburban time warp - but to an American visitor your home could well the quaint historic corner of Britain that they've been yearning for. Likewise, their 'small' tumble-down hovel will probably feel like a mansion. Give it at try.

8. Check out the special 'anti-truancy' deals
As part of the Government's Every Lesson Counts campaign to cut down on truancy, major holiday companies have developed special deals such as free child places and money off for adults. Ask your school for details or contact the travel firms - but bear in mind that many of these offers may still be cheaper elsewhere.

9. Surf for a deal
It's one of the things the internet does best. Compare flights, create your own holidays and book online - or use it for research then phone around the High Street chains and haggle.

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27. Find a low-cost insurance policy online
Your travel agent - online or High Street - will try to flog you insurance. Just say no. Go online or talk to a broker and you'll find single-trip European policies for less than £10 per person. If you're going away more than once in the year, consider an annual policy. Just make sure you understand what you need and read the small print. Tip: single-trip policies cover you for cancellation as soon as you take out the policy even if your travel dates are months ahead. This is not the case for annual policies, which start from the day you take out the policy, not the date of your first trip.

28. Shop around for your European breakdown cover
We've all heard of the AA and RAC but it's only insurance and any number of companies offer the same type of policies for significantly less money.

29. The packed lunch trick
If you're flying no-frills, you can pay several pounds for an in-flight sandwich and drink or you can take your own. With some of these low-cost deals, the cost of your food can be more expensive than the cost of your flights. There's a principle at stake here more than just a free lunch.

30. Take the coach
According to a This is Money survey, petrol will have to reach £10 a litre before we start leaving our cars at home in any great numbers. Until then public transport is always going to find it hard to compete. But coaches are pretty luxurious these days and at the time of writing, megabus.com is offering intercity fares throughout the UK from 50p, with £1 fares available during the Christmas holidays.

Holidays Gloucestershire

Acton Turville-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Alstone Fields-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Ampney Crucis-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Ampney St Mary-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Ampney St Peter-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Ashmead Green-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

Ashton Gate-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Aston Magna-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Campden)

Aston Sub Edge-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Campden)

Badminton-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Barton Hill-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Berkeley Heath-Gloucestershire (near Berkeley)

Berry Hill-Gloucestershire (near Monmouth)

Beverston-Gloucestershire (near Tetbury)

Bishop's Cleeve-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Bishop's Norton-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Blackwellsend Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Blakeney Hill-Gloucestershire (near Lydney)

Botloes Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Bournes Green-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Bourton on the Hill-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Bourton on the Water-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Bradley Stoke-South Gloucestershire

Brain's Green-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Brand Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Bridge Yate-South Gloucestershire (near Kingswood)

Broad Campden-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Campden)

Bromsberrow Heath-Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)

Burnt Norton-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Campden)

Caudle Green-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Cerney Wick-Gloucestershire (near Cricklade)

Charlton Abbots-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Charlton Kings-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Chipping Campden-Gloucestershire

Chipping Sodbury-South Gloucestershire

Clapton on the Hill-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Cleeve Hill-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Clifford's Mesne-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Coalpit Heath-South Gloucestershire (near Yate)

Cold Ashton-South Gloucestershire (near Bath)

Cold Aston-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Coln Rogers-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Coln St Aldwyns-Gloucestershire (near Fairford)

Coln St Dennis-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Compton Abdale-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Coombe Hill-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

Cromhall Common-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

Dancing Green-Gloucestershire (near Ross on Wye)

Down Ampney-Gloucestershire (near Cricklade)

Down Hatherley-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Duntisbourne Abbotts-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Duntisbourne Leer-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Duntisbourne Rouse-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Durdham Park-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Earthcott Green-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

East Deanery-Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)

Easter Compton-South Gloucestershire (near Bradley Stoke)

Eastleach Martin-Gloucestershire (near Fairford)

Eastleach Turville-Gloucestershire (near Fairford)

Edge End-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Elmore Back-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Elmstone Hardwicke-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Engine Common-South Gloucestershire (near Yate)

English Bicknor-Gloucestershire (near Monmouth)

Far Oakridge-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Farleys End-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Five Acres-Gloucestershire (near Monmouth)

Foss Cross-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Four Oaks-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Frampton Cotterell-South Gloucestershire (near Bradley Stoke)

Frampton Mansell-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Frampton on Severn-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

France Lynch-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Glasshouse Hill-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Grange Court-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Great Badminton-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Great Barrington-Gloucestershire (near Burford)

Great Rissington-Gloucestershire (near Burford)

Great Washbourne-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Great Witcombe-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Green Street-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Guiting Power-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Hall End-South Gloucestershire (near Yate)

Hallwood Green-Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)

Harrow Hill-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Hawkesbury Common-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Hawkesbury Upton-South Gloucestershire (near Wotton under Edge)

Hewelsfield Common-Gloucestershire (near Lydney)

Hidcote Boyce-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Campden)

Hillend Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Inglestone Common-Gloucestershire (near Wotton under Edge)

Iron Acton-South Gloucestershire (near Yate)

Jays Green-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Joys Green-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Kempley Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Kent's Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Kings Stanley-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Kingswood (Wotton under Edge)-Gloucestershire (near Wotton under Edge)

Knights Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Lawrence Hill-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Leonard Stanley-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Little Badminton-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Little Barrington-Gloucestershire (near Burford)

Little London-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Little Rissington-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Little Sodbury-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Little Washbourne-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Little Witcombe-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Littleton upon Severn-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

Long Newnton-Gloucestershire (near Tetbury)

Longwell Green-South Gloucestershire (near Keynsham)

Lower Apperley-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

Lower Berry Hill-Gloucestershire (near Monmouth)

Lower Cam-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

Lower Common-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

Lower Hamswell-South Gloucestershire (near Bath)

Lower Hounsley-South Gloucestershire (near Bath)

Lower Lemington-Gloucestershire (near Shipston on Stour)

Lower Lydbrook-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Lower Morton-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

Lower Shapridge-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Lower Slaughter-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Lower Soudley-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Lower Stone-Gloucestershire (near Berkeley)

Lower Swell-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Marsh Lane-Gloucestershire (near Lydney)

May Hill-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Meysey Hampton-Gloucestershire (near Fairford)

Middle Duntisbourne-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Middle Lypiatt-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Middle Yard-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Milbury Heath-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

Mile End-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Moreton in Marsh-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Moreton Valence-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Normaan Hill-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

North Cerney-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

North Nibley-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

Northwood Green-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Oakle Street-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Old Brookend-Gloucestershire (near Berkeley)

Old Sodbury-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Oldbury Naite-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

Oldbury on Severn-South Gloucestershire (near Thornbury)

Oldbury on the Hill-Gloucestershire (near Wotton under Edge)

Oldland Common-South Gloucestershire (near Kingswood)

Park Hill-Gloucestershire (near Chepstow)

Perrott's Brook-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Playley Green-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Plump Hill-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Pool Hill-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Poole Keynes-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Popes Hill-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Preston Cross-Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)

Ready Token-Gloucestershire (near Fairford)

Redmarley D'Abitot-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Rodborough Common-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

Ruardean Hill-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Ruardean Woodside-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Rudge Pitch-Gloucestershire (near Ross on Wye)

Seven Springs-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Severn Beach-South Gloucestershire (near Avonmouth)

Shipton Moyne-Gloucestershire (near Tetbury)

Shipton Oliffe-Gloucestershire (near Northleach)

Sneyd Park-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Snig's End-Gloucestershire (near Newent)

Somerford Keynes-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

South Cerney-Gloucestershire (near Cirencester)

Speech House-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

St Augustines-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

St Briavels-Gloucestershire (near Lydney)

St James-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

St Marks-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Standish Park-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Stanley Downton-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Stanley Pontlarge-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Stoke Gifford-South Gloucestershire (near Bradley Stoke)

Stoke Orchard-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

Stow on the Wold-Gloucestershire

Stroud Green-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Temple Guiting-Gloucestershire (near Winchcombe)

Temple Meads-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Tetbury Upton-Gloucestershire (near Tetbury)

The Camp-Gloucestershire (near Stroud)

The Leigh-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

The Mythe-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

The Pludds-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

The Quarry-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

The Reddings-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Tillers Green-Gloucestershire (near Ledbury)

Twyning Green-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

Tyndalls Park-South Gloucestershire (near Bristol)

Upper Coberley-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Upper Framilode-Gloucestershire (near Stonehouse)

Upper Hatherley-Gloucestershire (near Cheltenham)

Upper Lydbrook-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Upper Slaughter-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Upper Soudley-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Upper Swell-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

Upper Wick-Gloucestershire (near Dursley)

Upton Cheyney-South Gloucestershire (near Keynsham)

Upton St Leonards-Gloucestershire (near Gloucester)

Viney Hill-Gloucestershire (near Lydney)

Walton Cardiff-Gloucestershire (near Tewkesbury)

West Littleton-South Gloucestershire (near Chipping Sodbury)

Westbury on Severn-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Weston Subedge-Gloucestershire (near Chipping Campden)

Winterbourne Down-South Gloucestershire (near Bradley Stoke)

Woolaston-Gloucestershire (near Lydney)

Worrall Hill-Gloucestershire (near Cinderford)

Wotton under Edge-Gloucestershire

Wyck Rissington-Gloucestershire (near Stow on the Wold)

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