A WARNING has gone out to people who illegally stick up posters across the city after a man was prosecuted.

Worcester City Council says it won't hesitate to prosecute people who are seen vandalising city buildings with the posters.

At Worcester Magistrates Court on Friday, January 3, Alex Filho, of Gruneisen Street, Hereford, was fined £70 and ordered to pay £100 costs to the city council for two cases of fly-posting.

He pleaded guilty to sticking posters in Lowesmoor and St Nicholas Street on Tuesday, October 23.

Filho was caught on camera fixing a poster on a green traffic control box outside the RSVP bar and then fixing more posters to a shop window in Lowesmoor.

When arrested he had 25 posters and two cans of spray adhesive.

Following his arrest, Filho had told police that he did not realise fly-posting was an offence.

"We have to get the message across to make sure the city is a beautiful place to be," said Worcester City councillor Derek Prodger.

"To those people who fly-post, we're going to be very proactive. The only route to deal with them is through court.

"I'm glad we've had a successful prosecution. It's time for the industry that needs this fly-posting to do it in a way that will benefit people.

"There has got to be better methods. We've got notice boards we can help people advertise. Don't do it by fly-posting.

"It's a disgraceful sight for people who visit and we don't want that any more."

Coun Prodger, who has been involved with the removal of graffiti from Worcester's walls, said he was keen for people to do their bit with keeping the city clean.

"I'm prepared to work at it and so should others. I pull things off lamp-posts if I see them."