Legal Wall Debate
Graffiti writers may see themselves as artists, but there are many residents in Northampton who would disagree. With £55,000 a year spent on cleaning it up, Inside Out investigates the problem of graffiti.
Subways, underpasses and motorway bridges, to a graffiti writer, it’s a blank canvas, but there’s one man in Northampton who wishes [...]
* Do not write your tags on your personal property, such as schoolbooks, bags, inside of your hat, back of your desk etc. If you want to practice your tag style on paper, make sure you throw the pieces of paper out when you finished. Keep your sketchbook hidden in [...]
Graffiti is criminal damage under the Criminal Damage Act 1971. There are no legal sites for graffiti within the Royal Borough. Those caught in the act of graffiti or with intent to undertake graffiti within the Borough will be prosecuted.
If the value of criminal damage exceeds £5,000 the maximum penalty for those aged 18 or [...]