Cleaning up: Virgin Media is helping to remove graffiti

Virgin Media have agreed to contribute towards the cost of cleaning up graffiti on street cabinets.

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The broadband company will pay £2,500 a year to Preston City Council to paint over graffiti on cabinets or apply a layer of anti-defacement coating which helps stop vandalism.

The bill for the city council of cleaning up graffiti stands at £40,000 a year.

Neal Walshe, spokesman for Virgin Media said: “We are delighted to be working with Preston Council to combat the anti-social menace of graffiti. We are confident that our joint efforts will result in a significant improvement in the local environment.”

Councillor Robert Boswell, cabinet member for environment, said: “Graffiti is something we are determined to tackle in Preston. The council would prefer to spend £40,000 on other services than cleaning up graffiti. Hopefully, when the message get across people might realise the cost of this anti-social behaviour.

“In the meantime, it is great to be able to work with Virgin Media in order to reduce the impact of graffiti on the local environment.”

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Image credit to George D Thompson