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Reading MP candidate Craig Morley criticised over photo of ruins | Reading MP candidate Craig Morley criticised over photo of ruins |
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A man running to be an MP in Reading has been criticised after his website mistook part of Scotland for the town. | |
Craig Morley, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Reading East, had a picture of Melrose Abbey in Scotland rather than Reading Abbey ruins on his homepage. | Craig Morley, Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Reading East, had a picture of Melrose Abbey in Scotland rather than Reading Abbey ruins on his homepage. |
Labour councillor Richard Davies, who spotted the error, said he was amazed by the mistake. | Labour councillor Richard Davies, who spotted the error, said he was amazed by the mistake. |
Mr Morley said the mistake was made by his web designer. | Mr Morley said the mistake was made by his web designer. |
Reading borough councillor Mr Davies said: "It's amazing that he wasn't able to identify our most important heritage asset and one that the council worked hard with local people to restore and re-open to the public. | Reading borough councillor Mr Davies said: "It's amazing that he wasn't able to identify our most important heritage asset and one that the council worked hard with local people to restore and re-open to the public. |
"It would be obvious to anyone who had visited Reading Abbey ruins that that picture was of a totally different place." | "It would be obvious to anyone who had visited Reading Abbey ruins that that picture was of a totally different place." |
Mr Morley has now corrected the error, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. | Mr Morley has now corrected the error, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. |
The Reading-born PPC, who said he lived in the constituency, said: "The abbey is an important landmark of the town - I grew up with its imprint on the Reading landscape. | The Reading-born PPC, who said he lived in the constituency, said: "The abbey is an important landmark of the town - I grew up with its imprint on the Reading landscape. |
"My website designer added the wrong image in my website banner header. | "My website designer added the wrong image in my website banner header. |
"It was an easy mistake for an external agency to make." | "It was an easy mistake for an external agency to make." |
He added he had been too busy meeting residents to check his website header. | He added he had been too busy meeting residents to check his website header. |
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