{"id":23029,"date":"2019-02-22T15:26:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=23029"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:26:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:26:39","slug":"litter-and-dog-fouling-a-huge-problem-in-barry-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/litter-and-dog-fouling-a-huge-problem-in-barry-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Litter and dog fouling a &#039;huge problem&#039; in Barry Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shop owners in Barry Island say dog fouling and litter on the beach is affecting tourism.<\/strong><!--more--><br \/>\nMarc Mitchell, who owns The Beach shop says: &#8220;It&#8217;s a huge problem and undoubtedly puts people off returning to the island.<br \/>\n&#8220;When they visit and the place is awash with litter, the beach with overflowing bins, it leaves a bad taste.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe says the council should put bins on the beaches to help tackle the problem.<br \/>\nVale of Glamorgan Council have proposed increasing on the spot fines for littering from \u00a375 to \u00a3100 by April but residents argue it should be even higher.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;ve been a number of complaints on Twitter about dog fouling as well as litter. 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