It is not often that appointments of council managers are met with approval by even the harshest critics.
That is why the decision by the Hastings District Council's to appoint John Payne as the new permanent manager of the council's Animal Management Centre is a good move.
Dog control in Hastings has always been a contentious issue, with accusations of heavy-handedness being levelled at officers in the past.
The matter reached a head after fierce criticism by local lobby group Watchdog, headed by Jessica Maxwell.
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