Maidenhead & Windsor

The Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough has reinforced its commitment to cracking down on illegal flyposting in the wake of last week's 'invasion' of illegal posters across the borough.

The council's ongoing determination to clamp down on flyposting - and to consider taking legal action against offenders - follows the appearance of dozens of A1 red posters on lampposts, litter bins, bus shelters, fences and hoardings along the A4 from Reading into Maidenhead, around Maidenhead and Datchet town centres and as far east as Slough.

Streetcare officers have been busy removing the distinctive posters advertising the launch of a new nightclub, J12 in Calcot at the end of September.

Cllr Colin Rayner, lead member for Windsor and Maidenhead highways, transport and the environment, said this week: 'The council is absolutely determined that it will not tolerate any kind of flyposting in the borough – and last week's invasion of illegal posters has reinforced our commitment to take the necessary action to stamp out all such illegal activity.

'Plastering a town with unsightly posters is tantamount to vandalism, and demonstrates a total lack of respect for an area and its community.

'We want to reassure residents that we will continue to come down very hard on people who insist on defacing the area in this way - and we are currently considering taking legal action against the nightclub in this case.'

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead