A £25,000 cash injection is going to help restore 150 battered street name plates across Worcester, it has emerged.

Worcester City Council's leadership wants to extend a hugely popular scheme to repair hundreds of street signs, saying it will boost civic pride.

In October last year bosses launched a £40,000 kitty for repairing or replacing around 400 old, tatty plates after concern too many residential streets had been neglected for years.

The Labour cabinet is meeting this Tuesday to vote on the fresh fund, saying 150 plates could now benefit.

It follows a plea from the opposition Conservatives, who decided to draw up the previous £40,000 pot before losing control back in May after the local elections.

Cllr Lynn Denham, Labour's cabinet member for sustainable communities, said: "The condition of the name plates on our streets really adds to a feeling of community. "Proper maintenance of more of the historic cast iron street signs adds to our city heritage, so I will be happy to back the continuation of this initiative."

Most of the street name plates in the worst condition are the old historic iron ones, but the vast majority can be restored to their original condition without being removed.

Officials at the council say only those signs completely beyond repair will be taken away for new homes, helping keep a sense of tradition around Worcester.

It will include parts of the city centre but also residential areas, if the cabinet gives it the go-ahead.

The move is part of a larger plan to boost the appearance of Worcester, including £80,000 on upgrading CCTV.

The investment will fund an upgrade to a more modern camera system to improve the quality of images available to police.

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In October the Worcester News revealed widespread concern from security guards about the cameras being poor quality, with some spending a period being unable to even rotate properly.

The cameras were given their last serious investment over a decade ago, in 2006, when the council funded the so-called 'metal mickeys', a nickname given to them for their appearance.

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Cllr Marc Bayliss, opposition Conservative group leader, said: "It's taken them two-and-a-half months to bring these matters forward from when we first suggested it, they just need to get on with it."

Tuesday's meeting starts at 7pm in the Guildhall.