It's no yolk. The forces of law and order in two villages have been scrambled to hunt a "phantom egg-flinger".

Residents of Steeton and Eastburn have been shell-shocked by the free range pelting of properties with eggs.

As yet no-one has seen the whites of the eyes of the suspect - a tall blond youth.

The information was revealed by Councillor Pam Blagden at a Steeton with Eastburn Parish Council meeting.

Council chairman Lorraine Harding even told the meeting of how she became a victim.

She said: "I was sitting in my dining room and suddenly in the middle pane of my window was a smashed egg dripping all over the glass.

"I thought what a waste of an egg, somebody could have eaten that'. I stared at it for a moment or two and then went outside to clear it up.

"It is just a nuisance really."

Cllr Blagden said the youth was described as tall and blond, and she confirmed that the villages' PCSO Andy Blood knewsabout the matter and was investigating it.

Cllr Harding said: "I hope PCSO Blood will be able to do something about this."

Cllr Sue Thompson reported that two youth sessions had been organised for 13 to 17-year-olds on March 12 and 19. They will take place at St Stephen's Church Hall, in Steeton, from 7-9pm, when there would be activities for young people.