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| Wolverhampton roadside tributes given time limit | |
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| Roadside tributes to people who have died will be removed after 60 days under plans by a West Midlands council. | |
| Wolverhampton City Council said it was concerned they were a distraction to drivers or a hazard to pedestrians when placed on pavements. | Wolverhampton City Council said it was concerned they were a distraction to drivers or a hazard to pedestrians when placed on pavements. |
| John Reynolds from the council said: "We recognise the importance of these memorials but we need to make sure they're managed in a sensitive manner." | John Reynolds from the council said: "We recognise the importance of these memorials but we need to make sure they're managed in a sensitive manner." |
| Tributes to mark an anniversary will be removed after 30 days under the plans. | |
| Under the proposals, the council will work with police family liaison officers. | |
| Mr Reynolds said the council did not want to stop bereaved families leaving tributes but it needed new laws to control where and when they were left. | Mr Reynolds said the council did not want to stop bereaved families leaving tributes but it needed new laws to control where and when they were left. |
| He said: "What we ideally want is the families to come and remove the memorials themselves so they can then keep the memorabilia that's been left." | He said: "What we ideally want is the families to come and remove the memorials themselves so they can then keep the memorabilia that's been left." |
| Jade Elwell, the fiancee of 23-year-old Tom Kirwan, who was stabbed in Wolverhampton, said 30 days was not long enough. | Jade Elwell, the fiancee of 23-year-old Tom Kirwan, who was stabbed in Wolverhampton, said 30 days was not long enough. |
| His family and friends left Wolves football shirts and flowers at the roadside where he died near the Uberra Club on 8 July. | His family and friends left Wolves football shirts and flowers at the roadside where he died near the Uberra Club on 8 July. |
| Ms Elwell said: "Tom's death is still raw for us now and I don't know ever when it will hit home, so the council do have to be careful how they tread around the whole memorial issue. | Ms Elwell said: "Tom's death is still raw for us now and I don't know ever when it will hit home, so the council do have to be careful how they tread around the whole memorial issue. |
| "I think it all depends on the families' choice and the council needs to work closely alongside them." | "I think it all depends on the families' choice and the council needs to work closely alongside them." |
| A tree was planted in memory of Mr Kirwan on parkland next to Little's Lane as a permanent memorial in March. | A tree was planted in memory of Mr Kirwan on parkland next to Little's Lane as a permanent memorial in March. |