Council u-turn over Spinnaker Tower paint job
Portsmouth City Council has scrapped plans to repaint the famous Spinnaker Tower red and white in a £3.5m sponsorship deal. It's after thousands of people signed a petition against the plans.
Petition against repainting Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower gains momentum
A petition against repainting Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower red and white as part of a sponsorship deal now has more than five-thousand signatures.
The petition was started by a Pompey football fan who's unhappy that the tower will be painted in the colours of rival club Southampton. The council says the deal with Emirates will raise more than three and a half million pounds.
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Rethink on Spinnaker Tower redesign
Council asks public for ideas after bad reaction to plans to repaint Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower red & white in £3.5m sponsorship deal.
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'Colourful' Spinnaker sponsorship deal divides opinion
Spinnaker Tower is to be painted red and white and will be known as the Emirates Spinnaker Tower, as part of a sponsorship deal.