‘They are a plague on our shoreline at the moment,’ Senator Lyndon Farnham said. ‘There are 1,000s at the moment. I went for a walk at Le Braye early yesterday morning and in a few minutes saw lots half buried in the sand.
‘It’s a scourge. It is revolting and bad for the environment and it is not safe for small children.
‘I would support a smoking ban on our beaches, or designated beaches or even designated areas on beaches.’

