Commuters stumped by station's Scott Mills rebrand

The station has been rebranded in honour of Scott Mills' BBC Radio 2 Breakfast debut

A town's railway station has been renamed Scottport to celebrate Scott Mills taking over the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

Early morning commuters in Stockport arrived to find new signs were being put up above platforms on Monday to mark the day the DJ started his new role.

A spokeswoman for the station told Mills on air: "The team have been working so hard right the way through the night to change Stockport to Scottport.

Mills, who said he used to live "quite near" Stockport, described the changes as "bonkers" and "like a fever dream" as he thanked the station team.

The changes will last 24 hours before Stockport returns to normal

The rebrand has seen changes to all signs and information screens at the Avanti West Coast-managed station.

"A whole new town, a whole new name, just to welcome Scott Mills," the station spokeswoman said.

The 51-year-old has taken over from Zoe Ball, who announced in November last year that she was stepping down to "focus on family", having replaced Chris Evans in the slot in 2019.

As she sanctioned the name change, the mayor of Stockport Suzanne Wyatt told Mills on air: "I'm very happy. I think it makes people smile. The more we can do to make people smile, the better."