December 12, 1975

A leading Redditch councillor has claimed that the council officers who suggested new street names in the town are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

District council vice-chairman Dave Watton made his angry outburst after being confronted with a list of the latest names at a council meeting.

He is particularly concerned over the confusion that could be caused by names like Munkorn Drive, which is proposed as the replacement name for Southcrest and Oakenshaw Drives.

It's too easily confused with Runkorn Drive, he said.

There were also faults in a choice like Headless Cross Drive, which people could confuse for the area name plate.

Other names on the list included Plantation Way, Castle Ditch Road, Tunnel Drive, Middle Piece Lane and Moons Moat Drive.