A PLAQUE commemorating one of the biggest events in a North-East town's recent history contains glaring errors.

For most residents of Sedgefield, in County Durham, the day the President of the US visited was a memorable one.

But an attempt to record the occasion for posterity with a plaque went wrong when it included three embarrassing gaffes.

The sign was erected outside the Dun Cow Inn, where George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair enjoyed fish and chips for lunch.

Not only does it bear the wrong date, but the Prime Minister's middle name and the name of the pub are both incorrect.

The famous meeting took place on Friday, November 21, 2003, but the plaque states Mr Bush visited the pub a year later.

It gives the Prime Minister's full name as Charles Anthony Linton Blair - though his third name is Lynton. And it also states the historic dinner date took place at the Dunn Cow Inn - though the pub's name, which is emblazoned across the building, only has one 'n' in Dun.

Sedgefield Town Councillor Helen Clifford-Brown admitted she was "very embarrassed" about the mistakes on the plaque, which she was partly responsible for erecting.

She said: "That's really bad, and we need to get it put right. We need better quality-control.

"I think the plaque has been in place for at least a year, so it's amazing no one has noticed the mistakes before now.

"I suppose with these things you tend to just read what you want to read."

Landlord Geoff Rayner said he had noticed that the date was wrong, but had not got around to reporting the mistake.