Wrexham Council has been rebuked after displaying inaccurate signs in Welsh.

The Welsh Language Commissioner launched an investigation into the authority after receiving 14 complaints from members of the public.

They included concerns over signs which were only in English on the doors of the former People’s Market and Welsh text being displayed underneath English on a sign below a Christmas tree in Wrexham.

Meri Huws has now taken enforcement action to ensure that any text displayed on signs that are put up is shown correctly in Welsh.

She has also ordered the council to make certain that the Welsh wording is not treated less favourably than English.

In a report which found it had failed to comply with Welsh language standards, Ms Huws said: "The council has been under a duty to comply with these standards since 30 March 2016.

"I note that the mistakes referred to in complaints are often typos or highlight the lack of use of a circumflex accent on permanent signs.

"Whilst I acknowledge that mistakes can happen from time to time when dealing with text on a sign; it appears that where there are mistakes on Welsh versions, there are no mistakes on English versions.

"I acknowledge that the council has developed some guidance and has taken some steps to promote the requirements of the standards amongst staff.

"However, I am of the opinion that the steps taken have not been sufficient, in particular in the context of erecting signs to ensure full understanding of the impact of the standards and the culture change required in order to comply with them.

"It appears that English only signs and signs that treat the Welsh language less favourably that the English language continue to be erected by different departments of the council, and that this is happening when erecting both permanent and temporary signs."

A senior councillor has already made one public apology this year after the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales issued a damning report over repeated failures to correct Welsh errors in council tax bills.

Earlier this year, the authority was also forced to change several new parking signs at its country parks after a member of the public highlighted Welsh grammar issues using a marker pen.

Cllr Hugh Jones, lead member for communities, partnerships, public protection and community safety, has now described the latest errors as 'unacceptable'.

He said: "The council’s signage suite is vast with thousands of signs erected, both temporary and permanent, across the county borough and even though there are obvious failures the council is heartened that it would appear that the majority of its signage is compliant, and that great effort and due diligence has been given to the erection and accuracy of its signage.

"However, it acknowledges that failures do occur, and this is unacceptable.

"In order to respond to the investigation, the council undertook an audit with departments to establish how many signs had been erected since the imposition date.

"Commitments were made by those which were found not to be compliant that they would be corrected although the majority noted that they had already taken remedial action prior to the audit being undertaken or doing so as part of the investigation.

"All new signs must now be submitted for approval by the Welsh language team before they are erected, and departments have also been asked to keep a record of their new signage and their location for future monitoring purposes."

Of the 14 complaints detailed in the report, he said five were not considered valid.

He added that the majority of those remaining related to temporary signs.

The report will be considered by members of the council's customers, performance, resources and governance scrutiny committee on Wednesday, November 28.