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55 new street signs for the centre of Douglas

Council has budgeted thousands of pounds for the new designs

Douglas Council are going to change street signs around the town centre to mark the capital's city status.

There are two new sets - one for pedestrian areas and the other for streets and roads used by vehicles.

It's costing the local authority £5,000, but Leader of the Council Claire Wells says using in house staff to do the designs has kept costs down.

Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to her:

 

55 will be replaced with the new designs and owners with signs attached to their buildings will be contacted. 

The council agreed that any cast iron signs which remain in place will have a new sign above it and any replaced will be offered to Manx National Heritage or retained by the local authority.

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