Petition calling for support against dog ban was 'false', say commissioners

Port Erin Commissioners says a petition's claims which stated it was planning to banning dogs from the beach were false.

The online campaign gathered nearly 500 signatures against the idea of a ban - however, local authority members confirmed no commissioner had planned to put forward a motion about the issue. 

Chair Hannah Mackenzie said the petition was ‘nonsense’.

She added the consultation of the current set of byelaws - which bans dogs between 10am and 7pm -  was ‘well received’ and between 300 and 500 people responded to it.

By Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper