GRAFFITI vandals have daubed all over part of the seafront.

A jogger discovered the vandalism on the Undercliff Walk between Brighton Marina and Rottingdean on Tuesday morning.

Lawrence Andrew, 43, of Chorley Avenue, Saltdean, was furious.

He said: “I’ve been running along there for about seven years and I’ve never noticed graffiti.

“It’s a beautiful place. I always assumed there was a graffiti code of honour and places like this were out of bounds.

“I went on my run on Tuesday morning. I hadn’t been running for two weeks because of a bad back and then I noticed the graffiti.

“This walk is a great asset to the city. It allows walkers, runners, cyclists and people who can’t access the countryside to have a chance to enjoy the coast.

“Graffiti really spoils the views. I’m not a curmudgeon, I actually like a good bit of graffiti but it shouldn’t be at a place that gives so much joy to people. If anyone knows anything please report it.”

Brighton and Hove City Councillor Mary Mears, of Rottingdean ward, said: “It’s a shame. It’s a lovely tourist attraction but graffiti does send the message to visitors that we don’t care enough about our public spaces.

“The Undercliff Walk has a long history and we’re so lucky to have it. It was built in the 1930s and it connects people to Saltdean. I am a Brightonian and I am proud of our city so it’s absolutely inappropriate to spoil it.

“I will raise this to the council to have the graffiti removed as it might encourage others to think it’s OK to vandalise.”

Fellow Conservative ward councillor Joe Miller said: “It’s disgraceful to deface public property. The city has been dealing with a lot of issues with graffiti and it does have an effect in our pride to the city.

“I will call on the council to invest more money in tackling graffiti to beautify the city again.

“If anyone has information about the graffiti at the Undercliff Walk please call 101 and the council.”

A Brighton and Hove City Council spokesman said: “Graffiti tagging is a blight on our beautiful city and does nothing but create an eyesore on buildings, walls and other property.

“The council is responsible for removing graffiti on public property, and because our buildings, walls, lights, benches and street and park furniture are targeted frequently, it costs us and therefore our residents thousands of pounds every year to clear.

“We try to remove any graffiti, including graffiti on the seawall, as soon as possible, and if alerted, we aim to remove offensive graffiti within 24 hours.”