Increase in graffiti around Blackpool needs action

It comes as some councillors say they have noticed more of that type of vandalism happening in the town.

Coun Gerard Walsh told a meeting of the tourism, economy and communities scrutiny committee he had noticed “a huge spike in graffiti around Blackpool and it brings the area down.”

He said he had seen graffiti on bins, street signs, shutters and pillar boxes.

John-Paul Lovie, head of waste management at the council, said action was taken to remove graffiti and new plans to combat it were under consideration.

He said: “If somebody, a business or a resident, complains about graffiti we would react to that within a designated timeframe depending on the severity and offensiveness of it.

“We are drawing up a strategy and are aware it’s happening. I have noticed it myself and it’s something where we are going to be specifying how we approach and react to it in the future.”

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