Volunteers have spent five days clearing a beach after large amounts of rubbish from fishing vessels were dumped there by a storm.

Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project appealed for help on Saturday after strong winds and rough seas left Chesil Cove, Dorset, covered in fishing nets, ropes and other marine litter.

Organiser Dave Taylor said the operation was “quite hard” but he was heartened by the number of people who arrived to help.