A SCHOOLGIRL aged just seven took action after being offended by a T-shirt hanging outside a shop.

Seven-year-old Bernadette Davey, of Scarborough, contacted the council and police to ask for the "rude" T-shirt to be removed from outside the shop.

However, instead of taking offending article down the shop owner covered the area in question with a sign saying "lift me".

Bernadette said: "It was horrible seeing the T-shirt all the time. I don't want to see things like that and I still think the T-shirt should be taken inside.

"I think it is disgusting and I was hoping that it would be taken down and out of view. I don't think adults consider us children enough."

Bernadette and her grandad Hugh Davey, regularly walk past the shop on their way to the Harbour Bar.

When passing the shop recently Bernadette pointed out the T-shirt to her grandad saying that she did not think it should be on show to the public.

She said: "I thought it was very rude and I felt very offended by it, and so did my grandad. My granddad said I was right.

"I went in to the shop to ask if the lady behind the counter would take it down but she said she is legally allowed to have it there.

"That's why we went to the Town Hall to complain and they contacted the police for us. A policeman came to meet me and said he would go to the shop and ask for it to be taken down. It is still there though."

The owner of the shop, which does not yet have a name, did not want to comment.

However a spokesman from the police said: "It was reported to us so we went to visit the shop. In this sort of case all we can do is give suitable advice to the shop owner."

Mr Davey, Bernadette's grandad said: "I am very proud of Bernadette for taking action and not ignoring issues she feels are important.

"She's just a great little girl and I can't tell how pleased we are that she has the courage and confidence to do things like this.

"It is a pity more young people aren't like her. I agree with her that the T-shirt was disgusting.

"This is supposed to be a family resort and having images on show like that is not appropriate.

"It goes against public decency. We are still hoping that the T-shirt will be removed from view but whether that will actually happen I don't know."