'It's still not too late Brummies, get your act together, now' - Your Letters: August 25
PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: A royal visit to the West Midlands and Staffordshire by the Queen in 1977, her Silver Jubilee year. She is pictured chatting with Dudley East MP John Gilbert and his wife during her royal visit in July of that year. Pictured proudly escorting the Queen that day is Dudley’s Mayor, Councillor Jim Taylor.
ROUNDABOUT FUSS IN SECOND CITY
I see all the fuss and to do regarding Brummies wanting to display our national flag and the cross of St George in public places.
The city council there have no money to get out of their state of penury after their recent bankruptcy and inability (unwillingness?) to sort out their local dispute regarding bin collections.
Such a shame that native Brummies should have to put up with such inept management of city resources.
But, look, there may be rescue for the fair city of Birmingham on the horizon. Locals seem to be getting the message that it's dangerous to hang Flags from street lights, and other various street furniture, and decided to redecorate traffic islands in the road network.
The traffic island decorated a lively shade of white with a red St George's Cross, which if anything shows that the local council seem to be held in contempt by a section of the people.
Unfortunately the local road management have as much a sense of humour/patriotism as the main council. The renovated traffic islands are having the paint removed - by washing or scouring, I'm not sure which.
Now this is really an encouraging sight for road users in Birmingham. If the city can act with such speed and efficiency to erase the graffiti on the road, they can have little excuse for not mending the, what seems like, millions of potholes in the road surfaces of the city.
They've got the staff, equipment and money to remove the graffiti then use some of those assets repairing the roads.
