Judges warn of floral blemish on town’s beauty

CLONAKILTY has been named the tidiest town in West Cork, but its Tidy Towns Committee have been warned about overusing hanging baskets and window boxes.

Tidy Towns judges pointed out their concerns to the committee as the town — which won the top award in the 1999 competition, and gold in the 2009 Entente Florale — was yesterday named the tidiest town in West Cork.

“To visit Clonakilty is to be enraptured and captured by the sheer beauty of the town,” the judges enthused.