Thieves hit by Cock blockers

A SCOTTISH hamlet with a saucy name has declared war on souvenir hunters who constantly steal its rude road signs.

Thieves regularly target Cock Bridge, but now the Town Hall is working on replacement signs that are “tamper-proof ”. Councillor Geva Blackett said: “Those signs continually get taken, as do another lot in my ward – the signs for Lost are continually lost.

“The people who take them think it’s amusing and they end up on somebody’s wall as a souvenir.

“I’m sure the ingenuity of the council engineers will now come up with a thief-proof sign.”

Radio host Sir Terry Wogan used to enjoy poking fun at the settlement – which is home to fewer than 100 people – in the Cairngorms.

Aberdeenshire Council said: “We are working to replace the sign with more robust fixings.”