Seal of approval for David Stone

David Stone Credit: PA

A post box will be painted gold by Royal Mail to celebrate Birmingham-born cyclist David Stone's Paralympic gold medal success.

It will be painted in Rawdon, Leeds where the cyclist grew up.

Individual first class stamps, featuring David’s image are also being produced.

The stamps will be on sale in around 500 dedicated Post Offices across the UK by Tuesday and at a further 4,700 branches thereafter.