Claude Byrd, of The Bight, Dartmouth, writes:

I realise that many of Dartmouth’s regatta visitors delight in air displays, but

the effects of the Vulcan and the Typhoon have been to ­devastate our bird life.

Year-round visitors are ­dismayed by the absence of our iconic seagulls, whose call they hear when they telephone from elsewhere in the UK, and from abroad, to reserve their stay here.

I am reliably informed that there is currently more chance of seeing a seagull at Bristol Temple Meads station or Bath Abbey than on the Dartmouth embankment.

This is surely a serious ­challenge to us all. What plans do the town council or the Business Improvement District have to restore the balance of nature in our beloved seaside town?