'Frustration' at Cheshire village signs erected with glaring typo

Councillor Simon Eardley said he had asked for the signs to be replaced as soon as possible

A councillor has expressed his frustration after new signs were installed misspelling the name of the county in which a village resides.

The new signage replaced "old and faded" signs telling motorists they had entered the hamlet of Lea-by-Backford.

However they were erected with the 'h' missing from 'Cheshire', to the chagrin of councillor Simon Eardley.

Cheshire West and Chester Council blamed a "manufacturing error".

Mr Eardley, Conservative councillor for Saughall and Mollington, said the proofs for the new signs had been correct when he was shown them by council officers.

Posting pictures of the misspelled village signs on his official Facebook page, Mr Eardley wrote: "This is frustrating."

'Human error'

He told the BBC: "I don't want to blame officers, I am quite clear about that. It seems to have been an error that has crept in when the proofs were sent off for manufacturing.

"It is an unfortunate human error. I just didn't want anyone to think I couldn't spell the word Cheshire."

Mr Eardley said funding for the signs had been provided from his annual member's budget and he had asked for them to be replaced.

The council told the BBC it had requested the correct spelling on the signs in its original instructions to the manufacturer.

A spokesperson said: "The signs are being remade and will be installed as soon as possible."