A fed-up resident has slammed the £90k facelift of a roundabout near his home which he says has left looking it like a 'desert island.'
Tony Bland, 52, has even posed on the revamped Albert Roundabout in Colchester, Essex, in a deckchair and next to a parasol to protest at its 'beach-like' new look.
The cost of the roundabout, which is covered with sand, was revealed through an FOI request by Colchester High Steward Sir Bob Russell as £93,334.
The project was carried out by the famous Beth Chatto Gardens, and funded by Essex County Council, Colchester Council, and rail operator Greater Anglia.
The aim was to improve the first impressions of visitors arriving by train with the topsoil replaced with sand to prevent weeds growing.
