Councillors in Denbighshire have been lobbied by electors angry at a 13% hike in council tax.

They said they should not have to pay for the financial decisions taken by Denbighshire's predecessor council which left it with more than �7m debt.

The legacy of the former Rhuddlan Council lives on in its successor's financial difficulties.

Developments such as Ffrith Beach in Prestatyn and the Children's Village in Rhyl left the former authority heavily in debt.

Denbighshire was ordered to pay back �750,000 of European grant money for the Ffrith Beach project.

Last July, The Welsh Affairs Select Committee was highly critical of chief officers at Rhuddlan Council.

Refusing to pay

Denbighshire Council inherited the debt when it replaced Rhuddlan four years ago, and it is still trying to pay it off.

The result is one of the highest council tax increases in Wales this year.

Protesters have refused to pay the 13% increase and are calling on all the former Rhuddlan councillors who transferred to Denbighshire to stand down.

They lobbied councillors as they arrived in Ruthin for the authority's annual meeting.

Councillors also faced a protest from opponents to a proposed cycle track from Ruthin to Rhyl who fear it will turn into another expensive white elephant.