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A council has vetoed naming a street after former Lancashire cricket captain and ex-England coach David Lloyd.
Accrington Cricket Club wanted a new road in the town to be named after the locally-born former batsman, who is better known as Bumble .
But Hyndburn Council officials rejected their preferred David Lloyd Way and said town hall policies barred using the names of living people. I would be absolutely chuffed if they named a street after me but I would rather it was done while I was alive than after I was dead, he said.
COUNCIL officials have vetoed naming a street after Lancashire cricket captain and England national coach David Lloyd. Developer Countryside Properties wanted to name one of two new roads at their housing estate off Ribblesdale Avenue, Accrington, after the all rounder-turned-TV commentator who was born in the town. But Hyndburn Council officials rejected their preferred David Lloyd Way, suggested by Accrington Cricket Club where the 73-year-old started his playing career, as town hall policies barred using the names of living people. In a report to the borough’s Cabinet street naming committee tomorrow, they recommend Bowler Avenue and Fields Way instead.
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