DROITWICH residents have been warned they could be charged with flyposting if they continue to put up yellow ribbons as a show of support for the restoration of the town's lido.

The ripples of discontent between campaigners and Wychavon District Council grew when the ribbons were put up on railings outside the redundant saltwater attraction by Save A Lido Today (SALT).

These were taken down by Wychavon officers - but now, hundreds more have been placed around the town by defiant residents keen to see the amenity restored to its former glory and not turn into a wet play area, as proposed by the council.

Now the local authority is warning people they could be charged with flyposting if they carry on with their show of protest.

A spokesperson for Wychavon District Council said: "It is worth remembering that flyposting is illegal and like any other landowner we will keep our property in good condition. "We are not going to be looking at CCTV coverage or anything to catch the people who have done this, but we do say to them not to do it again.

"I can confirm we took down the original ribbons. At first we left them up because we thought it was a mark of respect to those who died in the London bombings.

"We took them down when we found it is wasn't for this as we had a series of complaints." Ian Wild, press spokesman for SALT, could not believe the council's reaction.

He said: "We decided on yellow ribbons as a non-criminal way for people to show their support for a renovated Droitwich lido.

"We originally asked people to tie ribbons to the railings, and when these were taken down, to their cars and houses.

"I think it is very bad public relations for the council to start throwing accusations of flyposting."