#Latest news with #WilliamDaxNew York Post2 days agoNew York PostThieves won't stop stealing this peculiar street sign with a ‘rude' sounding nameCheeky thieves keep stealing street signs for Daddyhole Lane – because it sounds rude. Locals in Torquay in Devon say their sign regularly disappears – forcing Torbay Council to replace it. Cllr Nick Bye said at a recent cabinet meeting: 'There are souvenir hunters who seem to be quite fascinated by the title of Daddyhole Road – and the sign keeps disappearing.' Locals in Torquay in Devon say their sign regularly disappears. William Dax / SWNS The peculiar name is believed to go back to old English times – where Daddy was a name for the Devil. William Dax / SWNS The peculiar name is believed to go back to old English times – where Daddy was a name for the Devil. Local myths say a devil came to live in a cave at the bottom of nearby cliffs. One local said: 'It might be Devil worshippers but I think it gets taken because it sounds rude.'
New York Post2 days agoNew York PostThieves won't stop stealing this peculiar street sign with a ‘rude' sounding nameCheeky thieves keep stealing street signs for Daddyhole Lane – because it sounds rude. Locals in Torquay in Devon say their sign regularly disappears – forcing Torbay Council to replace it. Cllr Nick Bye said at a recent cabinet meeting: 'There are souvenir hunters who seem to be quite fascinated by the title of Daddyhole Road – and the sign keeps disappearing.' Locals in Torquay in Devon say their sign regularly disappears. William Dax / SWNS The peculiar name is believed to go back to old English times – where Daddy was a name for the Devil. William Dax / SWNS The peculiar name is believed to go back to old English times – where Daddy was a name for the Devil. Local myths say a devil came to live in a cave at the bottom of nearby cliffs. One local said: 'It might be Devil worshippers but I think it gets taken because it sounds rude.'
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