Fly posting
Walsall Council is campaigning against illegal fly-posting and the borough is looking better as music promoters and other organisations get the message that the authority will not tolerate unauthorised advertising.
Council workers are removing posters as soon as they go up – thanks to residents and councillors across Walsall working with the authority to notify officers of fly-posting in their area.
Walsall Council is leading the way for other authorities and will prosecute the people responsible for fly posting wherever possible – particularly repeat offenders who think that they can ‘get away with it’.
The initiative is aimed at boosting the borough’s image and helping restore a sense of civic pride, as the unsightly signs are spoiling Walsall’s appearance.
Fly-posting is illegal - whether on lampposts or buildings – and Walsall Council is keen to encourage companies and organisations to publicise their events within the law.
The problem is national but Walsall’s approach is paying dividends as companies realise the council is serious that this blight on our borough must stop.