The following problems have been reported on Fix My Street within 2 miles of B66 1HX:

Illegal parking on public footpath and road, 20th April

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:04:12 +0100
52.49778 -1.979242

Frequent illegal dangerous parking on footpath and road. This occurs everyday. Location: St Albans Road, smethwick, west mids.

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Graffiti on multiple 6mph signs, 7th April

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:18:39 +0100
52.500649 -2.010701

Multiple 60mph signs appear to have been spray painted leading into the 60zone for the clean air zone. We've been through it today and it looked like people were quite confused with the speed limit, harsh braking and quickly speeding up.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Oldbury Ringway, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell
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Fly tipping, 21st March

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:39:33 +0000
52.503749 -1.95661

Cross Street B21 0EJ - 2 mattresses dumped on pavement next to gates of land situated corner of Cross Street/Wattville Road. (gates are in Cross Street). Bags of wood on the corner already reported, now additional black bag and further into Cross Street not far from the Street bin, a baby car seat. Potentially attracted by a skip being used to clear the Cross Street corner land.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Cross Street, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Pothole emerging M5 Jct 2 to jct1, 18th March

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:57:23 +0000
52.503491 -2.005017

Pothole emerging M5 Jct 2 to jct1 the wall marking has i think 24, just before the new building that is being erected on the left hand side of the motorway., close to the first electronic display board It is getting bigger day by day . it has been a few weeks
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Oldbury Ringway, Birchfield, Oldbury, Sandwell
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Rats on land full of rubbish, 14th March

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 21:08:01 +0000
52.503841 -1.956836

Corner Cross St/Wattville Rd. Land extensively dumped on. Environment have previous reports/fines/enforcement action re this land. It is full of all sorts of rubbish and houses rats with the rat problem increasing rapidly in the area. It is also an absolute eyesore. Have photos but can't manage to place them on the fix site.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Brown tatty settee dumped and dining chair, 14th March

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:27:27 +0000
52.503553 -1.956084

In front of the disgusting land in Cross Street near the lands gates a brown settee (No cushions) has been dumped today and a dining chair.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Cross Street, Handsworth, Birmingham
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M5 sb j1, 11th March

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 23:37:20 +0000
52.514811 -1.973389

Loads of plastic bottles along hard shoulder just before junction entry slip
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): M5, Smethwick, Sandwell
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2 10 inch potholes on holly lane junction, 11th March

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:15:31 +0000
52.495825 -1.986437

Been there for a month now and is damaging vehicles

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Few deep potholes on this road, 10th March

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:52:05 +0000
52.50963 -1.970118

This pot hole has been here for months, maybe years. Please can someone fix this as its damaged my car which has cost me money to repair.

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Fly tipping, 4th March

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:40:46 +0000
52.503808 -1.956636

Several white boards dumped in Cross Street, by the Council Street bin, grey council bags still uncollected, piece of black plastic. Also Street bin not placed on its stand so it is difficult to use the Street bin.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Cross Street, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Lots of litter, 25th February

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:33:05 +0000
52.512185 -1.974748

Lots of litter thrown from the roundabout above onto the sloping ground below
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): M5, Smethwick, Sandwell
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Broken sinking slabs, 7th January

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:16:55 +0000
52.504567 -1.956473

This footpath keeps sinking. Please stop wasting money and install railing to prevent vehicles parking here.

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Dumped sofa, 7th January

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:03:00 +0000
52.504567 -1.956473

Wattville Road outside Wattville Primary School

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Dumped furniture Cross St Wattville Road B21, 7th January

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:28:59 +0000
52.503687 -1.956761

This has been here 6 weeks

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Kentish Road B21, 7th January

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:27:36 +0000
52.50528 -1.956096

Black bags and other rubbish

Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Kentish Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Dumped settee, 4th January

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:03:44 +0000
52.503802 -1.956267

A settee has been dumped in front of Wattville school on the pavement next to a fixed telephone cabinet close to railings along with rubbish.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Peasefield Close, Handsworth, Birmingham
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Deep Pothole, 4th January

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:19:01 +0000
52.509582 -1.977245

Large and very deep pothole M5 Junction 1 northbound exit slip. Loud bang as I hit it and almost lost control of my vehicle...Needs urgent attention and has been previously reported
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): M5, Smethwick, Sandwell
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Pothole, 28th December

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 08:46:46 +0000
52.509582 -1.977245

Deep pothole exit slip M5 J1 Southbound. Almost lost control of the vehicle as I hit it. Very deep hole.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): M5, Smethwick, Sandwell
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Very large pothole near top of road towards birmingham road, 20th December

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:57:55 +0000
52.509624 -1.970073

This pothole is extremely deep and the road is not well lit at night, hitting this pothole caused me to burst my tyre and have to call RAC breakdown, costing me £185 in wheel and tracking repairs. It is very dangerous and hard to avoid at night as the road is not lit well

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Leaves and rubbish, 15th December

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 21:48:37 +0000
52.503646 -1.957146

Gas office next to Wattville school. Leaves and rubbish mount up on their frontage due to wind blowing them. However, the occupants do not clear them and the accumulate along with rubbish, they have now piled a lot of them up against the Road barrier not far from the school crossing instead of putting all into bags and disposing of them.
Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by OpenStreetMap): Wattville Road, Handsworth, Birmingham
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