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Robert Sutcliffe & Ashley Summerfield

Resident brands calls to rename offensive West Yorkshire street 'ridiculous'

A street name deemed offensive has seen residents split on whether or not it should be renamed.

Attention has been drawn to Kaffir Road in Huddersfield due to its name being an ethnic slur against Muslims and some South Africans.

Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman has demanded it be renamed, but residents of the street are in two minds, with some welcoming the proposed change while others are opposed, reports Yorkshire Live.

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