Castle Square ice isn’t our problem says Weoley Councillor

This week, as pensioners avoided the icy Castle Square shops, Weoley Councillor Eddie Freeman (Conservative) has said that the ice on Castle Square is the responsibility of shop keepers and not the council. Local residents and store keepers have asked the council to clear ice from the popular shopping centre but have been told that they must deal with the problem themselves.

“We feel abandoned by the council” said one resident.

Adding to the chaos was a claim by Cllr Orborn that Birmingham City Council was running low on grit, a claim contradicting a Birmingham Mail article earlier in the week that the council had plenty of grit to get them through the icy and snowy spell.   Community Action Northfield will be presenting its petition for grit bins on the square and many streets throughout Weoley at the next full council meeting.