Wigan Council is waging war on illegal fly posting.
The council’s Environmental Crime team has been gathering CCTV evidence as part of a new drive to improve the image of the borough’s town centres.
The team is currently working with Greater Manchester Police to trace two culprits who travel over to Wigan from Yorkshire each month, plastering disused buildings and bus shelters with illegal posters.
Councillor David Molyneux, Cabinet champion for the Environment says:
“It’s time to clamp down on environmental criminals who blight our borough by fly posting.
“Working with the police, we will target and identify the individuals who attach posters to derelict buildings – and the companies who benefit from the illegal advertising. They will be made to foot the bill for removing the posters and face prosecution.
One of the vehicles used by the Yorkshire pair is neither registered nor insured.
Cllr Molyneux adds:
“We are concerned that as well as fly posting, these people are travelling into our borough to commit other crimes, so we’ve have asked police in both Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire to assist in identifying the owners of the vehicles involved. We also welcome the public’s support in reporting these types of environmental crime.”
Fly posting is a crime and residents are encouraged to report it to the council’s Environmental Services Helpline on 01942 404364 or on line at www.wigan.gov.uk
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