A CLUB director has been fined after he plastered advertising for a nightclub on a piece of public artwork and caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
Brian Elgey used the Ellipsis Eclipsis sculpture in Newcastle – created by American artist Danny Lane – as a platform to advertise his club night KoosDays@TigerTiger.
Now the 27-year-old, of Leazes Park Road in Newcastle, has been prosecuted by council chiefs and been handed a four-figure fine for the stunt.
During a hearing at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court, Elgey was ordered to pay a £1,000 fine and a £15 victim surcharge.
He was also told to give city council £260 costs for breaching the Town and Country Planning Act and Town and Country Planning Regulations.
Last night Jonathan Bryce, environmental crime manager for Newcastle City Council, said the fine should act as a warning that the council would prosecute anyone who breaches rules on fly-posting.
He said: “The city council does not tolerate any forms of fly-posting and will continue to take firm action against those who persist on using this type of advertising.”
Earlier this year Koosday moved from its former base at the Madame Koo bar, on Collingwood Street, Newcastle, where it was held every Tuesday.
