27
Nov
Ealing Council clamps down on vandals and fly-posters
Ealing Council clamps down on vandals and
fly-posters
Residents are being encouraged to report graffiti and
unauthorised advertising to Ealing Council as it continues its
clampdown on envirocrimes.
The council offers a free service to remove graffiti from all
council owned, commercial and residential properties, including
street furniture and property belonging to utility companies
(except railway property). It will also remove unlawful adverts for
free and aims to remove 90% of all reported graffiti and
fly-posting by the end of the next working day, based on reports
received before 4pm.
Current removal rates are at 95% for all accessible areas, but
graffiti and fly-posting cannot be cleared unless the council is
aware of it.
The information required to report fly-posting and graffiti will
include:
The location e.g. the exact address or as much information as
possible
The surface the material is on e.g. brick wall, metal door, glass
window etc
The colour of the graffiti or content of the fly-poster
Any access issues
If the graffiti is offensive please state
To report graffiti or fly-posting for removal email:
graffiti_flytipping@ealing.gov.uk or call Ealing Customer Services
on 020 8825 6000 from 9am–5pm on Monday–Friday.
Graffiti and fly-posting is a criminal offence. If you see
someone committing an act of graffiti or vandalism call 999.
Notes to editors
· Ealing Council has won ‘Best Achieving
Council’ 2009 in the Municipal Journal Awards and has a top,
four stars and improving strongly rating from the Audit
Commission.
· The Council’s three priorities for the borough are
cleaner streets, safer communities and value for money
services.