Junior football teams, mens’ football teams and York Racecourse pay City of York Council for using Knavesmire, so shouldn’t the Council charge dog walkers who are doing it as a paid job with numerous dogs?

The money raised could be put towards more patrols from the dog wardens – that is if they still employ them – to patrol the Knavesmire and stop it becoming the giant dog toilet it is turning into.

Michael O'Leary, Wilton Rise, Holgate Road, York.