Nightclubs in council deal to stop flyposting

SEVEN city nightspots have managed have been saved from closure after they agreed to stop littering the city’s streets with fly-posters.

The clubs and pubs have been warned that if they or their promoters illegally display posters advertising events at their venues they could lose their licence and be closed down. They have now all agreed to take swift action to pull any down within 48 hours of being spotted and notified.

It follows a campaign by Erdington Conservative councillor Gareth Moore who said he was fed up with seeing the unsightly adverts plastering lampposts, hoardings, railings and disused buildings.

Not only does it make an area look untidy, they are thought to attract further posters and vandalism and cost the council officials time and money to tear down or scrub off.

Some also block sight lines along streets, creating a hazard for drivers and pedestrians.

The seven nightclubs are: Players, Broad Street Amusement 13, Kent Street, Digbeth Zara’s Bar, Broad Street The Hare and Hounds, Heath Lab 11 Oxford Street, Digbeth Boxxed, Floodgate Street, Digbeth The Rainbow Live Music Venue, Trinity Street, Digbeth

An eighth club, Myst, based in the Arcadian Centre has now been reported by Cllr Moore and will face a licence review. Kings

Cllr Moore said: “I am grateful the clubs have accepted their responsibility for dealing with fly-posting.

“I hope they will now abide by the law.”

He said that the response of the public and councillors to his campaign had been positive – with some sending in photographs of illegal posters to him.

“If I am made aware of any other nightclubs doing it I will put their licenses forward for review,” he added.