Donkeys have been banned from the beaches of a seaside resort in Wales after a council brought a seasonal end to the more than 100-year-old tradition.
Visitors have enjoyed donkey rides on Coney Beach in Porthcawl, Bridgend, since 1918 – but now the animals will no longer be able to plod along the shore after restrictions on dogs were extended to all animals.
Under the new rules introduced by Labour-led Bridgend Council in south Wales, all animals are banned from the beach during the peak summer months from May 1 to September 30.
Jay Bateman, whose family has run a donkey-riding business from
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