Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/3 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Hassan Ali says even if the school had still been there, the sign is in the wrong place. Photograph: Neha Gohil/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Hassan Ali says even if the school had still been there, the sign is in the wrong place. Photograph: Neha Gohil/The Guardian ‘Typical council’: residents baffled after ‘keep clear’ sign appears 15 years too latePeople in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, say school that the signage on their street relates to moved long ago Hassan Ali was on holiday in Budapest when he was contacted by his neighbour about a sign that had been painted on the road directly outside his semi-detached home in Staffordshire.The bright yellow sign, which read “School: Keep Clear”, was painted on Greendock Street in the early hours of Friday morning, his neighbour informed him – a bewildering update considering there was no school to keep clear of and had not been one for the past 15 years.“It’s ridiculous,” Ali said. “The school moved 15 years ago. Plus, even if there is a school, the access to the school should be [over] there, not in front of my house.” View image in fullscreen The sign remained visible even after the council’s hasty intervention. Photograph: Neha Gohil/The GuardianIt’s a debacle…
Published: May 27, 2026 4:58 pm
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