27-05-2025
Mystery as 'Minions' painted under Burnley motorway bridge
An unknown artist who painted motorway stanchions to look like Disney's "Minions" has been described as an "absolute legend".The yellow cartoon creations - featureed in the Despicable Me movies - appeared over the weekend under the bridge over the Leeds Liverpool canal just past Rosegrove, close to Hapton in Burnley, Nicola Leverton posted photographs of them on Facebook, adding: "Whoever did this deserves recognition - endless smiles made all round."Others agreed the "fantastic idea" looks "brilliant" and "better than seeing concrete" in the post which has been liked over 430 times.
Locals have jokingly dubbed the artist the "Burnley Banksy" but so far his identity remains a BBC has approached the council and Highways England for a comment.
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