Birmingham City Council is removing unauthorised flags from lampposts as part of a drive to improve safety in the city for motorists and pedestrians.
The city council is improving street lighting by upgrading streetlights to energy-efficient LED lighting.
As part of this initiative, highways staff across the city have had to remove around 200 advertising banners and flags.
‘Work is due to begin imminently, and lamp columns need to remain free from attachments so work can be carried out as quickly and safely as possible,’ a council spokesperson said.
‘Lampposts and other street furniture need to be protected which is why highways staff across the city removed around 200 advertising banners and flags that had been attached to lampposts since the start of this year.’
They added: ‘People who attach unauthorised items to lampposts could be putting their lives and those of motorists and pedestrians at risk.’
