A father has reignited his campaign to tackle the issue of stickers offering “massages” being plastered around Harrow.

David Dorai-Raj contacted local politicians, as well as the council, urging them to confront the “ongoing” fly-posting problem.

He argued the stickers – typically a small rectangle printed with the word massage and a telephone number – are a blight on the borough and called for a detailed investigation into the issue.

Mr Dorai-Raj estimates there could be up to 15,000 stickers across Harrow and said the council must have spent thousands of pounds clearing them up.

“This problem has been going on for a couple of years, I contacted politicians, councillors and the police before with this matter and the best they could do was offer their clean team to look at it,” he said.

“The phone number is clearly written in handwriting on every single sticker, it baffles me why they could not just fine the people involved.”

Mr Dorai-Raj added his eight-year-old daughter often questions why he tries to remove them with his car keys, and he said he was “embarrassed” when his mother pointed them out during a visit.

Responding to these concerns, a spokesperson for Harrow Council said: “This is an issue the council takes seriously.

“Our enforcement teams remove these stickers and other illegally posted items and graffiti where they are found.

“However, due to the nature of this issue, this is an ongoing process.”

According to the council’s report page on fly posting, it can “respond to all fly posting on public land, within three weeks” and “if there is clear evidence of the perpetrator, we shall also take enforcement action against them”.

It adds this does not cover bus shelters, railway bridges or telephone booths and poles, with the relevant contact details for those responsible for these provided.