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Graffiti a problem in Helston

5:01pm Wednesday 27th October 2010 in Cornwall

Graffiti has become a regular problem in Helston with spots around the town becoming a regular target for vandals, according to town warden Craig Bowcutt.

In his report to the town council Mr Bowcutt said that public seating areas and public toilets around the town centre have been frequent targets.

“On one occasion it was very offensive and was dealt with immediately by Cornwall Council,” he said. “Unfortunately within a day it had been re-targeted and is waiting repainting again.”

He added that the council’s toilet cleaner was reporting graffiti in the Guildhall and Trengrouse Way toilets on a regualr basis.

“Some of the council’s benches and picnic tables have also been targeted during this period, with those in the Sunken Garden in the most need of urgent attention.”

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Comments(1)

Zella says...
9:14am Sat 30 Oct 10

Why can't the CCTV be focused on the repeated offending areas? One CCTV camera was focused on my car whilst i was parked in Maneage Street one morning and then changed direction to focus on me standing outside the Nationwide bank whilst waiting for it to open, after i had departed from my car.
What did they think i was going to do, rob the bank along with an accomplice of a little elderly man who was also waiting for it to open. Maybe if they focused the CCTV on somewhere a little more useful, they might catch sight of the graffitti artists. I obviously look more suspicious waiting outside a bank than someone with a spray can outside the toilets.

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