Locals furious as England’s ‘prettiest village’ turned into ‘shack’ after litter riot

Residents claim that the streets are littered with bins covered in seagull excrement.

The village – once described as “the most beautiful village in England” by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas – has turned into a “gallery”, according to locals.

“The bin situation has turned our beautiful seaside village into a crisis,” one resident told Cornwall Live.

“There are a lot of people (who) come here on holiday and nobody wants to see piles of rubbish.

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“Our streets are very narrow and there is no room for one bin, let alone one more.

“It’s really dangerous because there are elderly residents in the village and the bins are hiding the roads if an ambulance were to come down.”

Local resident Kim Hambleton added: “I call our village now the ‘rubbish range’. There are bins everywhere. It’s absolutely disgusting.”

A Cornwall Council spokesman said: “Our contractor has already started clearing the bins that households have asked us to collect.

“Due to the large number of bins in the area, this will take several weeks.