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Cathkin Braes could soon be home to a Hollywood-style sign welcoming people to Rutherglen.

And it’s all thanks to the Simpsons!

Plans are set to be submitted to South Lanarkshire Council for 13 metre high letters spelling out the name of the town - which will also catch the attention of planes flying into Glasgow Airport.

It is hoped the sign will attract tourists to the town - especially if the letters become as iconic a sight in the central belt as the Glasgow Science Centre tower, or the copper roof of Glasgow Cathedral.

The ambitious proposal is the brainchild of eccentric businessman, Olrip Floa, whose family once owned a shop in the town.

Originally from Belarus, they fled to Rutherglen to escape the oppressive communist regime in the 1980s.

He hopes to carry on the legacy of the Commonwealth Games, which came to the Braes for the mountain biking.

Speaking to the Reformer, Olrip (45) said: “I’m a massive fan of the Simpsons, and I love the fact they have a sign that says ‘Springfield.’

“But don’t worry, I’m not going to take my obsession as far as building a monorail or try and block out the sun.

“When I first suggested this to my family, they said ‘this is a joke, it’s not real’ but I’m deadly serious.”

“ I want to put Rutherglen on the map.

“Pretty soon this sign will rival other landmarks like the Shawfield Industrial Estate and the car wash in Burnside.”

South Lanarkshire Council say they have yet to receive a planning application, but they would give the issue their full consideration.