A plaque dedicated to former BBC Radio 1 host Scott Mills has been removed from the Fleet Services bridge on the M3 motorway, following his sacking by the corporation.
The sign was installed in 2016 after a campaign led by Mills and his then co-host Chris Stark to have the bridge named after him. It is believed to have been taken down by Welcome Break, which operates the services.
The BBC confirmed this week that Mills' contract was terminated on March 27 after it obtained new information that breached its values. The corporation said it acted decisively in line with its culture and values.
Reports indicate Mills was questioned in 2018 over historical allegations of serious sexual offences involving a teenage boy under 16, between 1997 and 2000. The Metropolitan Police investigation, launched in 2016, was closed in 2019 with no charges due to insufficient evidence.
Mills broke his silence on Wednesday, confirming the investigation related to him and that he had fully cooperated. He stated that the Crown Prosecution Service found the evidential threshold for charges had not been met, and he would not comment further.
