A MYSTERY campaigner is flagging up the problem of dog mess in a bizarre bid to keep the streets clean.

Tiny yellow flags are being neatly placed in dog mess on pavements in Edgeley, Stockport, bearing the slogan `Another Lazy Dog Owner'. A package of the little flags, attached to cocktail sticks, arrived at the M.E.N's sister paper Stockport Express, with a manifesto for cleaning up the streets. But the campaigner is keeping their identity secret.

They wrote: "Dogs fouling the pavement is an age-old problem, but just recently it seems to have got considerably worse. The fines threatened are almost impossible to implement, and therefore no deterrent.

"I have a small family, and have become increasingly frustrated having to clean my toddler's bikes, scooters and all the families' shoes, especially now it's darker earlier and you can't see what you're walking in."

The mysterious campaigner, who signs off as `a concerned Edgeley resident', hopes the flags will help highlight the problem. Edgeley councillor and dog owner Philip Harding, who has also launched a campaign to clear up dog fouling in the area, welcomed them.

He said: "The campaign by this person is great, everything like this helps to keep the streets clean.

"It's not the dog's fault, it's the owner. We are trying to spread the word that this is a very anti- social thing for people to allow their dogs to do."

Do you know the identity of the mystery campaigner ? Call the M.E.N newsdesk on 211 2468.