FOLLOWING the letter in last week's Times concerning overflowing dog fouling bins in the Meadows, I felt it useful to clarify the matter.

The dog fouling bins are collected by our contractors on behalf of Tavistock Town Council.

Unfortunately, we have had one or two problems with emptying these bins in this particular area and we apologise for this.

However, these problems have now been resolved and normal service is now resumed. I'm heartened that so many people are regularly using these bins and welcome public feedback if the bins ever become overfull.

We are also in talks with the town council about the frequency of the collections of the dog fouling bins.

Helen Dobby

Head of environment services

West Devon Borough Council