From The Spread Arrows to Mar-grit Thatcher: the winners of Lincolnshire's gritter naming competition have been revealed
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Almost 300 entries were received after the county council asked residents to help it come up with names, looking for creative and witty suggestions with a Lincolnshire theme.
The four winning suggestions are: The Spread Arrows, Sir Ice-acc Newton, The Jolly Gritterman and Mar-grit Thatcher.
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Hide AdCouncillor Clio Perraton-Williams, executive support councillor for highways at the authority, said: “We’ve had some great suggestions and it was really difficult to pick just four.
“However, the winning entries were particularly creative and original and all had a distinct Lincolnshire connection.
“We’d like to thank everyone who took part – I think that we’ve been able to come up with four fantastic names for our gritters!”