Cheeky thieves keep stealing street signs for Daddyhole Lane – because it sounds rude.

Locals in Torquay in Devon say their sign regularly disappears – forcing Torbay Council to replace it.

Cllr Nick Bye said at a recent cabinet meeting: “There are souvenir hunters who seem to be quite fascinated by the title of Daddyhole Road – and the sign keeps disappearing.”

The peculiar name is believed to go back to old English times – where Daddy was a name for the Devil.

Local myths say a devil came to live in a cave at the bottom of nearby cliffs.

One local said: ”It might be Devil worshippers but I think it gets taken because it sounds rude.”