A local authority is to employ a new dog warden as part of its plans to give its parks and green spaces a boost.
Hyndburn Council's environment boss Councillor Steven Smithson revealed the appointment at the borough's Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
He was responding to recommendations from the authority's communities and wellbeing overview and scrutiny committee.
It had made eight recommendations to the Cabinet.
They include employing an extra dog warden and boosting disability provision including accessible toilets at the borough's parks, children's play areas and open spaces.
It also called for officers to carry out a review of safety for women and girls accessing parks and open spaces across the borough.
An officer's report to Wednesday's meeting reads: "Several of the proposals will have significant financial implications if accepted."
The meeting agreed to note the recommendations.
But in response to the committee's call for the council to explore opportunities to create a 'bark park' in Hyndburn, where dog owners are charged a fee to walk dogs off lead in a safe, enclosed environment and use this income to help fund a new dog warden post, Cllr Smithson said: "An extra dog warden is being recruited.
"It is in the budget. The new post will combine dog warden and pest control duties."
Labour's Cllr Noordad Aziz welcomed the move but said improving disabled access to parks, especially for children seeking to use play areas, was important.
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