![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/popular-uk-seaside-town-becoming-rat-infested-rubbish-filled-and-tatty/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_West-Bay-Cliff-Falls-Onto-East-Beach-In-Dorset.jpg&description=West Bay in Dorset, which was used as the location of Broadchurch in the ITV detective show starring Olivia Colman and David Tennant, has fallen on hard times, according to locals A seaside town which starred in a hit ITV drama has been "forgotten" and left to fall into ruin, locals have complained. West Bay in Dorset was thrust into the spotlight back in 2013 as the location of detective drama Broadchurch, playing host to Olivia Colman and David Tennant. The success of the show led to a surge in popularity for the town among tourists, who came in throngs to soak up its charm. Six years after the cameras crewed packed up following the final episodes, West Bay has fallen on tough times. It is battling a rat and seagull problem as well as a crumbling harbour wall, The Sun reported. Locals and visitors alike are also struggling with high parking prices and blocked drains. Local businessman Simon Myles, who takes visitors out to see on boats from the harbour in the town, has raised the issue of the lack of bins, claiming it has contributed to the town becoming "tired and tatty". Tourists taking pity on seagulls by tossing them chips has become a real issue, the boatman claimed, as it encourages the birds to target people for more food. 'They're scavengers by nature so if the bins are overflowing it's easy pickings for them. The people who empty them to a good job, but often than not, they're still overflowing because there just aren't enough of them," Simon said, arguing that the town had become "forgotten". Other locals also pointed out that early evening rubbish collections mean that seagulls can get into the bins, ripping them and then attracting rats. Meanwhile a collapsing harbour wall and closed toilets have caused accessibility issues. Meanwhile, following a large rockfall in July, tourists have been known to ignore warning signs urging people to stay away from the cliffs due to a risk of 'injury or death'. One local shopkeeper said that he worries "someone is go){kind=link}
West Bay in Dorset, which was used as the location of Broadchurch in the ITV detective show starring Olivia Colman and David Tennant, has fallen on hard times, according to locals
A seaside town which starred in a hit ITV drama has been “forgotten” and left to fall into ruin, locals have complained.
West Bay in Dorset was thrust into the spotlight back in 2013 as the location of detective drama Broadchurch, playing host to Olivia Colman and David Tennant. The success of the show led to a surge in popularity for the town among tourists, who came in throngs to soak up its charm.
Six years after the cameras crewed packed up following the final episodes, West Bay has fallen on tough times. It is battling a rat and seagull problem as well as a crumbling harbour wall, The Sun reported. Locals and visitors alike are also struggling with high parking prices and blocked drains.
Local businessman Simon Myles, who takes visitors out to see on boats from the harbour in the town, has raised the issue of the lack of bins, claiming it has contributed to the town becoming “tired and tatty”.