A RHYL community group has had to take clearing dog muck into their own hands.

Adult volunteers of the Rhyl Youth Group have been forced to create their own DIY dog fouling signs for the the community space to next to John Street, Aquarium Street and Abbey Street to try and cut down on time spent clearing up after dog owners.

The youth group, which is a street games provider offering free activities to between 20 and 40 children every Wednesday and Friday has taken to printing its own signs - in addition to council signage - urging owners to be responsible for dog muck

Marie Kennedy, a youth club organiser, said: "Rhyl Youth Group is supposed to be a way of keeping children active, busy and off the streets and that green space is the only place the kids have to play sports in this area.

"Unfortunately, we have to clear the muck every Wednesday and Friday before the kids can even play, otherwise they end up covered in it.

"It's been an issue on the green since it was finished - we never used to see Kingdom Security in this area when they were around. There has always been a lack of the policing of dog muck there.

"We have reported it to the council, as was suggested, but we were told they haven't got anyone employed to pick it up so we've made our own signs remind people that children play on there.

"We made them more lighthearted ones to hopefully remind people that children play on there. Its a beautiful spot and is a lovely community asset. It seems a shame not to be able to use it properly.

A spokesperson for Denbigshire County Council said: "The majority of people act responsibly and clear up after their animals. They also take heed of signage that prohibit people from taking their dogs on certain areas of land. We thank them for their co-operation.

“However we continue to find that some individuals clearly ignore the message. They do not seem to realise the negative impact that dog fouling has on the local community and its potential implications on people’s health.

“Residents tell us that they want us to tackle problems with dog fouling. Unfortunately we are having to repeat the message again. Please work with us to clean up the county – for everyone’s benefit”.

"Those who fail to comply with the law could be issued with a fixed penalty notice."