FLYPOSTERS advertising a load of "ageing rock stars" appearing at Lyme's Marine Theatre have hit a sour note with councillors at Bridport.

They are furious that posters for the Legends of Lyme series - featuring acts like Kiki Dee and Midge Ure - are being plastered over walls and vacant shopfronts in their town centre.

Now enforcement action is being threatened unless the posters are removed. One councillor even suggested objecting to the renewal of the theatre's licence, due to be considered this week.

The finger of blame for Bridport's growing flyposting menace was firmly pointed at the Marine Theatre at a meeting of the council's plans committee on Monday.

Coun Tony Fifield said Bridport had been trying to reduce the huge amount of advertising material put up around the town - and was having some success.

But he said Lyme's Marine Theatre was the notable exception - and he said it was time they cleaned up their act.

"They are the prime offender - they really are a nuisance," he said.

Coun Fifield reckoned he counted up to 14 posters advertising Marine Theatre events on one shopfront alone recently.

He said the theatre was currently applying to renew its licence and he suggested that people could write to West Dorset District Council and have their say.

Bridport town clerk Ron Gregory said that Lyme Regis Town Council was also concerned and had written to the Marine Theatre's management trust.

He said a lot of the flyposters were advertising the Legends of Lyme concerts put on by promoter Paul Meredith and featuring "a lot of ageing rock stars". These posters had also caused trouble in Axminster and Seaton.

Mr Gregory said the letter from the Lyme town clerk should have some weight because the theatre trust would look to Lyme Regis Town Council for support and so this would "colour their thinking".

But to emphasise their concerns he said he too was writing to the chairman of the theatre trust telling him how much nuisance the flyposting caused and asking them to stop doing it.

If there was no response he told councillors the next step could be to pass the matter on for enforcement action.