A street has been renamed Rat Run Road by Banbury householders who have "grown weary" waiting for the road sign to be repaired. 

The Easington Road, a popular cut-through street off the Bloxham Road in Banbury, has become an in-joke among residents who have renamed the road after Cherwell District Council "failed" to fix its broken street sign.

Conservative councillors for the area Kieron Mallon and Eddie Reeves paid a visit to the newly named street on one of their door-knocking sessions last week. 

Mr Mallon said: “Having served the people of Banbury for the last 27 years, I can never remember a time when a street sign has been left in such poor repair.  

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“How could you blame residents for taking it upon themselves to fix the problem and raise an important local issue in the process?"

The town, district and county councillor said he has "lost count" of the number of times he has raised concerns over local traffic, particularly at peak school times.

"Residents have – quite rightly – had enough of waiting," he said. 

"God bless the British sense of humour for stepping into the breach.”  

The road sign on the north west sideThe road sign on the north west side (Image: Eddie Reeves) Cherwell District Council said the broken street sign was reported to the council on Saturday (October 26) and it is in the process of ordering a replacement.

Leader of the opposition on both Cherwell District and Oxfordshire County councils, Eddie Reeves, added: “This is basic local government stuff. Residents have reported the sign as broken.

"I have reported it, too, yet nothing has been done by Cherwell District Council to fix it, nor by Oxfordshire County Council on local traffic, which is acute at peak school times.  

“The Great British sense of humour has tackled the figurative problem here, but the actual problems stand to be fixed."