{"id":179942,"date":"2023-08-11T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=179942"},"modified":"2023-08-11T08:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:30:15","slug":"angry-seagull-infested-seaside-town-branded-tatty-hits-back-were-charming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/angry-seagull-infested-seaside-town-branded-tatty-hits-back-were-charming\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry seagull-infested seaside town branded tatty hits back \u2013 ‘we’re charming’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Angry locals of a UK seaside town made famous by an ITV detective drama have hit back after it was slammed earlier this week.<\/p>\n

    West Bay in Dorset was a key location in ITV's Broadchurch, and has become a must-see destination for fans of the show, which starred Olivia Colman and David Tennant.<\/p>\n

    However, some locals were furious after the onslaught of tourists had allegedly left it looking \u201ctired and tatty\u201d.<\/p>\n

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    And they went as far as speaking to several news outlets about it.<\/p>\n

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    The head of the town's Consultative Committee, Simon Myles, who also runs a boat charter business, raged to The Sun about seagulls being fed, a lack of signage about not doing so and people being \u201cattacked\u201d for food.<\/p>\n

    And another bloke, called Andrew raged about the risks being taken by fans of Broadchurch when trying to take pictures of the iconic area, and claimed it looked \u201ctired and tatty\u201d.<\/p>\n

    However, speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, on behalf of several local business and community groups, the leader of Bridport Council hit back.<\/p>\n

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