Two sisters from a Nottingham primary school are setting an example to the community by taking it upon themselves to rid the area of dog mess.

Nine-year-old Amy Meek and her seven-year-old sister, Ella, have begun spraying troublesome mess with a waterproof orange spray that alerts passers-by.

They have also put up posters outside their school, Richard Bonington Primary, and their house in Redhill Estate and provide biodegradable plastic bags for walkers to clean up after their dogs.

The girls have a dog of their own, a 12-year-old Labrador called Sally, and feel that others should take the same level of care.

Amy said: "It's just very unthoughtful for the other people. We get fed up finding all the dog poo on the street."

Ella said: "We were sick and tired of seeing it all around, so we wanted to do something about it."

Jackie Stirland, head teacher at Richard Bonington Primary, thinks local councils could take a leaf out of the girls' book.

"They're wonderful," she said. "It's tremendous and proactive.

"Dog muck is something parents have regularly complained about, but no one took any notice.

"It's nice to see the children taking action and acting with initiative and responsibility when really it should have been the council or the dog owners."

Picture courtesy Nottingham Post.