In his spare time, Wildish has taken it upon himself to clean dirty road signs in the local area. Targeting warning signs, speed limit signs and signs around schools, the 21-year-old hopes that by keeping the signs clean and visible, it will make the area safer.

Using his own equipment, Wildish begins with a soft sweep over the sign to wet everything, and then presses harder to brush off any dirt and grime. He then simply rinses off any remaining dirt. Liam also picks up any litter on the floor around where he is cleaning a sign.

Speaking to the BBC, Wildish says: “I keep an eye on them now and I’m looking at them. But I’ve noticed driving at night time, you can barely read it. As soon as you clean it, it shines up straight clean and you can clearly see what it says.”

Liam has recently set up his own local window cleaning business and says that by cleaning the signs in his spare time, he is able to give thanks back to the community which has helped him to get his business up and running.

As a result of his sign cleaning activities, people have now begun contacting him to point out dirty signs.

Although the work Liam is doing has been praised by locals and many further afield via social media, some have criticised Nottingham County Council for not maintaining the signs to an acceptable standard in the first place.

In response, the council commended Liam for his efforts but assured the public that the signs are inspected once a year by contracted council workers.

In a statement reported by the BBC, the county council says: “Legally, we must point out that anyone undertaking such activity does to voluntarily and entirely at their own risk, but we applaud Liam for this public-spirited approach.”

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