Belfast City Council has vowed to up the battle against graffiti in the city.
At the latest monthly meeting of the full council, elected members agreed across the chamber on a DUP motion urging further investment and expansion to deal with the growing problem of graffiti in all parts of the city, but particularly in South Belfast where the phenomenon of tagging - where vandals spray their individual signature - has taken off.
In January and February police used social media to ask for the public's help in identifying tags used by the vandals. Botanic SDLP councillor Gary McKeown has raised the growing problem in South Belfast since the £5 million Stranmillis Embankment Bridge was opened last year and suffered immediate tagging.
