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Graffiti tags which has been plastered all over the railway bridge which is the gateway to the picturesque Oxfordshire village of Goring on Thames...Goring has been hit by a spate of graffiti attacks. Tags have appeared in a number of places, including on the bridge near the Leathern Bottle, under the bridge in Mill Road, on a wall on Station Road and on dog poo bins at Whitehills Green at the entrance to Sheepcot recreation ground...n a statement, Goring Parish Council said: “We are very concerned about the recent increase in graffiti which we are experiencing within the parish...“We are determined to remove it where it is on parish council property and to work with the public, private businesses and our partners in the public sector to have it removed as quickly as possible where we are not the landowner...“We have zero tolerance for graffiti. It is both expensive and time-consuming to get it removed and particularly difficult when we have to gain permission from the landowner before action can be taken., Credit:Geoffrey Swaine / Avalon (KEYSTONE/AVALON/Geoffrey Swaine / Avalon)