AN attempt to smarten up the main entrance to a North Yorkshire village is not being supported by county councillors.
Tanfield Parish Council wants to erect a new name sign for Thornborough, between Bedale and Ripon, to be built from dressed stone and incorporating a flower bed and reflective sign.
The parish council, which is contributing £1,000 towards the cost, said it would replace an existing dilapidated sign erected by the highways department.
It will cost £3,100 to build a stone plinth, with another £85 for the new sign, and the parish council sought a grant of £2,185 from the county council area committee for Hambleton.
Members working on a limited budget for grant aid felt there were more pressing claims and the application should be refused.
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