Council condemns 'guerilla-actions of Yellow Pimpernel'

A council has condemned the actions of a spray-painting preacher who used yellow paint to mark potholes on a road in his West Yorkshire home town.

Brian Hollingworth, 69, who calls himself "The Yellow Pimpernel", highlighted crumbling road surfaces in Birkby Hall Road, Huddersfield.

Workmen fixed the road but Kirklees Council said repairs were already underway in the street.



It said roadworks were not influenced by "guerrilla actions".

Mr Hollingworth said he decided to take direct action to highlight the dangerous road surface as it was causing problems for his Rover Metro.

He used four cans of paint and spent three nights marking the trouble spots on the half-mile stretch of road.

With news video, and if you still aren't sure what a pothole is, the BBC have helpfully posted a gallery of potholes.