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Cash-strapped Birmingham City Council has explained why it is set to offload a McDonald's restaurant.

The Labour-controlled authority has been flogging off numerous properties and parcels of land since early last year as it grapples with its devastating financial meltdown.

It plans to sell a McDonald's located at the junction of Meadway and Garretts Green Lane - saying it "offers limited income growth potential".

Among the high-profile sales was the Bordesley Green 'Wheels' site, earmarked as the potential location for Birmingham City FC's new ground within the ambitious Sports Quarter redevelopment scheme.

However, a vast range of additional assets have also gone under the hammer through private deals or public auctions, generating substantial sums for the council as

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