The problem: Dog owners irresponsibly disposing of completed dog bags on Ilkley Moor.

The solution: Six dispensers strategically placed at car parks adjacent to Ilkley Moor at a cost of at least £1,200 per annum, providing biodegradable dog bags made of corn starch that decompose in 40 days, leaving . . .

Surely only Monty Python could have thought this one up.

Geoffrey A Maldwyn-Jones

Hillside Close, Addingham