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Parents are demanding action over "excessive" dog fouling outside a school which is it feared is posing a "serious health risk" to children.

Infants as young as four are said to be accidentally stepping in dog waste outside Ysgol Cybi in Holyhead and carrying it into school on a daily basis.

The mess along the walkway, which has been set out as a safe zone for children to walk to school, is understood to have been a problem since the school opened last year.

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On Monday, November 26, a seven-year-old child at the school who trod in the mess vomited because of the smell.

His grandfather, Jonathan Henson who initially raised the issue with Anglesey Council in January, said "immediate action needs to be taken".

Mr Henson, 50, from Valley, who has two grandchildren at the school, has since contacted his local AM Rhun ap Iorwerth and North Wales Police regarding the issue.

He said: "Children are stepping in it on a daily basis and then they're carrying it into the school. The stench of it was that bad it made my grandson physically sick.

"It's a serious health risk and it is not acceptable for dog faeces to be carried into the school on a daily basis.

"Every parent I've spoken to at the school has a story to tell. It's not difficult to find the people who are doing this, all they need to do it put a CCTV camera up or get the dog warden in the area. A dog warden working from 8am until 4pm will never solve the problem.

"They need to make more of an effort."

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Mr Hanson's daughter, Emma Henson, who was picking up her son and seven-year-old nephew from the school on Monday when he stood in the mess, said: "I know of up to six other children that also stood in it on Monday.

"One of them landed in it and it went all up his legs so he had to go home.

"I contacted the council after it happened and I had a reply to say my letter has been passed onto the appropriate department and that they will be in touch in due course.

"My dad made contact with the council about the same problem earlier this year, but nothing has been done about it."

The 24-year-old from Holyhead said her main concern is the health aspects of children going into class carrying dog mess on their shoes.

"They're only infant school children so they're sitting and playing on the floor all the time," she added. "It's happening every day now, something needs to be done."

Scott Pettersen, 29, who also has two children at the school, said the amount of dog mess outside the school is "atrocious".

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"Every day we have to dodge it," he said. "The whole walk way that has been set out as a safe zone for people to get their children to school is covered in it daily. The problem has been there since it opened but has got worse this new school year.

"The council need to step up here to ensure it is cleaned before children start arriving at the school gates. It's appalling.

"All it takes is for one of those children to touch it and put their hand in their mouth or near their eye. It's an issue that needs sorting immediately."

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A spokeswoman for Anglesey Council, said: the Environmental Health Service has responded to past complaints by placing signage in the area, scheduling enforcement patrols to monitor the area and issuing a warning letter to an alleged offender.

"Improvements were seen as a result of these actions. In light of the concerns now being raised by the public we will be investigating the matter further.

"We would however like to stress that it’s the dog owners responsibility to always clean up after their dog and they should carry a poop scoop, plastic bag or other suitable equipment in order to do so."

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