Outrage over misspelling of town’s name on roads

Residents of a Merseyside town said it was “shocking” his name was spelled incorrectly on the roads.

Residents of Kirkby complained that many signs at the nearby M58 junction read their town’s name as “Kirby” rather than “Kirkby”.

A 22-year-old woman named Kim Bradshaw noticed the misspelling as she was driving around the roundabout.

“I actually think it’s a joke,” he told the BBC’s Local Democracy News Service. “I think this is a shame. These are mistakes that should not be made and should be changed and put into effect immediately.

“It doesn’t look good in our city for people to live here and work here, and we’re getting these signs that aren’t spelled correctly.”

“The funniest part is there is a sign right in front that spells it correctly,” one resident wrote on the social media group.

Another said: “I moved from Kirkby 55 years ago but it still pisses me off when people spell it without the K.”

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One resident said it was “a shame” the council “couldn’t get the name right”.

Independent Sefton Council and Liverpool City Council have been contacted but the BBC reports plans are underway to correct the errors.