Shortlist for Shropshire gritter names revealed - and, yes Gritty Mcgritface is in there!
Wordplays on Olympic athletes, Disney characters, musicians and TV shows have all made the shortlist for this year's gritter naming competition.
As the county prepares for winter, Shropshire Council is getting its gritters ready and asked the public for help naming the fleet.
More than 500 names were put forward and the council has whittled it down to just 48 - including Grit the Road Jack, Gritney Spears, Usain Salt and Grit Expectations.
And Gritty McGritface even made the list despite the portfolio holder for highways and transport, Councillor Steve Davenport warning it would be unlikely.
The 25 gritters, plus five reserve vehicles, are located at the council’s five highways depots across the county.
These are supported by nine footway ploughs, nine snow blowers and a team of contractors and farmers with snow clearing equipment.
One of the gritters has already been named after four-year-old Zac Oliver.
