Council officials in Yorkshire have been left red-faced after 7,000 copies of a leaflet designed to promote cycling turned out to be riddled with spelling mistakes after an unexpected computer spell check.
According to the Yorkshire Post, Kirklees Council had already checked and agreed a final proof of the leaflet, but before it was printed the design software being used to produce the pamphlet applied its own, rather esoteric, spellcheck, with its changes appearing on the published version.
That meant that Kirklees became Kirtles, Birstall was rendered as Bistable and Cleckheaton became Czechisation, while Kirkburton ended up as Kirkpatrick.
Local bike shop Spen Velo was changed to Supen Vole, while the Spen Valley Greenway cycle route was turned into the Supen Valley Greenyard.
Perhaps the most spectacular revision was an email address for British Waterways, which appeared as enquiries.manic-depressive@brutalisation's.co.uk.
The leaflets have now being reprinted, and the £1,000 cost reimbursed to the council, whose area includes Huddersfield, Batley and Dewsbury.
A council official said: “An unanticipated automatic spell check occurred to the final version of the map after staff had agreed and proof-read a correct version."
He continued: "The mistakes were only noticed once the leaflets had been printed. As soon as we became aware of the errors, distribution was immediately stopped."
You exercised before exercising. A bit like cycling to the gym. Not a problem.
Your are the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal and I claim my £5.
Did you weigh the wheels?
As I understand it a warning letter stays on Police records permanently. A criminal record lasts for 7 years. (a lawyer can probably put me right...
Rapha is not well managed at all. i regret my recent purchases quality not premium at all very poor customer service such a pity
I thought it was the battery first, charged it up, disconnected the battery, waited some days, plugged in; still fully charged....
The Sun is right(!) Reg 110(5A) re: handheld device parking was inserted by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2018...
Hampshire now has a booking system, and vehicles have to be registered for site access. All monitored by CCTV so charges can be issued for...
That's astonishing if true. Worth quoting the article...
Is it just me or are taxi drivers getting younger and younger? https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/police-stop-boy-14-driving-8106787