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COUNCIL IN A FLUTTER OVER £10,000 BIRD BILL 

Dover councillors are appealing to residents not to feed flocks of pigeons in the town.

An inspection of the Town Hall at the 340 year old Maison Dieu House found a layer of droppings six centimetres deep on the roof. 

As well as causing £10,000 worth of damage to the leaking roof of the historic building, they are also damaging the nearby war memorial.

The town council has already spent £2,000 putting up nets to keep the birds off the building, which it moved into in 2004. 

Mayor Cllr. Ken Tranter said that they had to educate people who bring sacks of food but admitted he was not against the odd bun and crisps.

He confirmed the birds will not be culled but said that they  have got to do something to cut down the numbers.