SPECIAL street signs could be produced in an East Lancashire borough to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee -- but only if roads have a royal connection.

Hyndburn Council has published a list of 47 existing streets which are deemed to have a royal links.

Now they are asking for the public's ideas on which streets should be honoured with the special street signs.

But the leader of Hyndburn's Labour group today urged the council to scrap the idea -- claiming there was little interest in the event anyway.

Now the collection of names is being circulated to the borough's seven area councils to gauge reaction. It is expected that one sign will be allocated to each area.

Coun Win Frankland, chairman of the Great Harwood Area Council, told the public attending her meeting last week: "The list is a suggestion of places for the special name plaques.

"We now want people to come to us and say which streets they think should get a name plaque.

"Looking at the list, we have most Royal-connected streets out of any of the towns in Hyndburn, so hopefully we might get one."

Streets on the list in Great Harwood include: Britannia Street, Charles Street, Coronation Street, Jubilee Terrace, Princess Street, Queens Street, Queens Walk, Windsor Road and Windsor Terrace.

In Hyndburn as a whole, there are five Jubilee Terraces, four Queen Streets, three Charles Streets and two Princes Streets. There are 11 roads with Queen in their name, three with Balmoral and two with William in them.

There is also a Britannia Cottages, one Queen Elizabeth Crescent, a Windsor Street and a Coronation Terrace.

Leader of the Council Peter Britcliffe said: "These new plaques will be permanent replacements for the current street signs so that in years to come people will look at them and they will serve as a piece of environment history."

Coun Ian Ormerod said: "It is my understanding £6,000 has been set aside for this and I think it could be much better spent elsewhere.

"People don't really care. I live on a road with a royal connection and I am not bothered by the street sign we have."

Great Harwood residents are the first in Hyndburn to benefit from a jubilee grant, the meeting was told.

The Greenhill Residents Association secured a grant to open a computer room at his base in Greenhill.

Other organisations are now being encouraged to come forward for grants -- although they cannot be spent on fireworks or street parties.

But street parties may still go ahead in the borough to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee since the council decided not to ban them.