A CAMPAIGNER battling for streets in Poundbury to be named after Dorset war heroes and other battle honours has called off the troops.

Derek Julian had urged Dorset soldiers to attend a meeting of Dorchester Town Council later this month to lobby councillors on their decision not to name new roads on the Prince of Wales's development in honour of the Dorset Regiment, because streets on Poundbury were normally named after Duchy of Cornwall farms.

But following a meeting with representatives from the Duchy of Cornwall last week, the town council has said that the tradition of naming roads on the estate after Duchy farms will continue in this phase, but the old soldiers will be honoured in a later phase. Now Mr Julian, who served in Korea with the regiment, is asking anyone who had hoped to lobby the council not to.

He said: "I am glad common sense has prevailed, but I think it was pressure from the people who have brought about this current rethink.

"The insult to all those who fought for the country and even gave their lives in doing so should never have happened in the first place.

"With that in mind I would urge all those who were thinking of attending the town council meeting on July 24 to stand down. It is no longer necessary to lobby the council and I do not want people travelling from all over Dorset because there is no need.

"I am really pleased with the result and it goes to show that people power can work."

As part of the agreement reached between the town council and the Duchy of Cornwall the Duchy will identify an area of land in a future phase in which both the Dorset Regiment and the Devon and Dorsets can be recognised The Duchy will liase with experts from the museum to find suitable names for the area.

Suggestions for the streets had included Kohima and Peninsular after battles and campaigns involving the regiment, Vickery after a Dorset regiment soldier who was awarded the VC and Sarah Sands, the name of a ship on which Dorset soldiers showed valour in tackling a devastating fire - the regiment was awarded honours by Queen Victoria.