They were culled prior to them having protection under the Wildlife and Countryside act in 1981 stating it is a offence to interfere with them in any way that includes removing nests that are being built on private property. I will remind folk that the Herring Gulls carry transmissable disease that you can catch from there droppings and they include Thrush,Salmonlla,and Ecoli they also carry Bed ...
They could have been removed during WW2 as railings all over the country had to be given for the war effort they would be melted to make tanks,guns etc etc thats why you often you see low walls outside houses with rail holes that have never been replaced. Fred is correct a child of 10 with parents should in a dangerous area like the sea wall should be under control i blame the parents my kids ...
They will be out following the plough its just a shame they will come back to wake me up every morning as the sun comes up, there are to many and they used to be culled but some bright spark gave them protection.
What about the dirty young men that have been in the press and court recently you make it sound that every elderly gentleman is a dirty old man or is it you think there is no life in the over 60s. Of course whatever age men or women commit these offences they should rot in a cell and never be allowed back into society and why so many in Dawlish well how many in Starcross, Kenton, Teignmouth ...
They are at this moment being relaced with new ones.
Its the same at the Exeter Road end of Brunswick Place stench comes out of the manholes the covers are on but the stench is awfull but its been like that for as long as i can remember the sewers are so old they just cant cope with sewage and rain.
I hope you have reported it to the Police could be a kiddy next time one never knows how dangerous he could be.
Is there nothing that can be done to stop this waste of tax payers money.
So it could well be £200,000 of Tax payers money and again Devon County are cutting services it proves one thing they lie when they tell us there is no money for basic services.
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