Frustrated Ayrshire residents have been told that dogs cannot be banned from a kids swing park they say is covered in dog muck which threatens their children's health.
Newton Residents Association invited an environmental officer to their monthly meeting to discuss issues in the area, with unkempt gardens and vermin high up the list of complaints.
And they had hoped to get the nod to put No Dogs Allowed signs up at the kids playpark off York Street, Ayr in a bid to tackle dogs fouling the grass. The £50,000 park was only opened in April this year.
