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| Yellow safety signs on Plymouth graves 'hideous' | Yellow safety signs on Plymouth graves 'hideous' |
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| Yellow warning signs put on gravestones labelled dangerous have been dubbed "disrespectful" and "hideous". | |
| Plymouth City Council put up the signs on 197 graves at Efford Cemetery during a routine safety check. | Plymouth City Council put up the signs on 197 graves at Efford Cemetery during a routine safety check. |
| BBC Radio Two presenter Jeremy Vine tweeted: "Covering the name of the dead person with a fluorescent warning sign is hideous." | BBC Radio Two presenter Jeremy Vine tweeted: "Covering the name of the dead person with a fluorescent warning sign is hideous." |
| The council said after "recent feedback" it would be "reviewing how these signs are displayed on graves". | The council said after "recent feedback" it would be "reviewing how these signs are displayed on graves". |
| The graves were marked during an inspection which the council makes every five years to keep its cemeteries in good order. | The graves were marked during an inspection which the council makes every five years to keep its cemeteries in good order. |
| Inspectors found 197 of the 3,500 gravestones inspected were unsafe and could topple. | Inspectors found 197 of the 3,500 gravestones inspected were unsafe and could topple. |
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| It placed warning signs on the gravestones and wrote to relatives of the dead whose graves were deemed dangerous. | It placed warning signs on the gravestones and wrote to relatives of the dead whose graves were deemed dangerous. |
| Paul Ford, who found a warning sign on his grandparents' grave told Plymouth Live: "Where they have put the placard you cannot see who has been buried there; it looks more like a building site. | Paul Ford, who found a warning sign on his grandparents' grave told Plymouth Live: "Where they have put the placard you cannot see who has been buried there; it looks more like a building site. |
| "I think it's disrespectful to cover up the names of the dead. If it was on the back it would be okay, but it's not. | "I think it's disrespectful to cover up the names of the dead. If it was on the back it would be okay, but it's not. |
| "They should have made more effort not to cover up the names. It's an eyesore." | "They should have made more effort not to cover up the names. It's an eyesore." |
| A Plymouth City Council spokesman said the owner of the grave was responsible for the memorial, and added: "If a memorial is found unsafe and/or in need of repair, we place a sign on the grave to advise the owner how to contact us to talk about options for repair and also to warn people and staff that it is potentially unstable. | A Plymouth City Council spokesman said the owner of the grave was responsible for the memorial, and added: "If a memorial is found unsafe and/or in need of repair, we place a sign on the grave to advise the owner how to contact us to talk about options for repair and also to warn people and staff that it is potentially unstable. |
| "We also send a letter to the address we've got on record." | "We also send a letter to the address we've got on record." |
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