VOTE: 'Cull the gulls' is Littlehampton man Tim's cry

But for one Littlehampton resident, they are becoming an unbearable menace.

Tim Stanton lives in a flat in Cornwall Gardens, off Arundel Road, and is woken every morning by gulls nesting on his roof.

"It's a nightmare," he said. "Every morning they wake me up at around 5am and I can't get back to sleep.

"I've lived here for 10 years and this year is definitely the worst. They have become a pest and need to be culled.

"I phoned environmental health at Arun District Council but they said there was nothing they could do about it."

A spokesman for Arun said the council could only offer advice to householders, as its pest control department does not deal with them, but private firms could advise preventative methods.

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See the August 2 Littlehampton Gazette for more on this story.