Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. 26th June, 2015. The start of a two week paint job on the Spinnaker Tower has started drawing crowds down. The painting was delayed after the paint was caught up in a road accident on route to the tower. this brings a new meaning to watching paint dry GV showing workman applying paint to the spinnaker Tower Emirates agreed to changing the design to blue, white and gold. Credit: jason kay/Alamy Live News


Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. 26th June, 2015. The start of a two week paint job on the Spinnaker Tower has started drawing crowds down. The painting was delayed after the paint was caught up in a road accident on route to the tower. this brings a new meaning to watching paint dry GV showing workman applying paint to the spinnaker Tower Emirates agreed to changing the design to blue, white and gold. The u-turn came after more than 10,000 people signed a petition opposing the use of red and white and blue was then chosen to reflect Portsmouth Football Club. Emirates will pay the council around £ over five years and the tower will be called the Emirates Spinnaker Tower with the deal starting in time for the America’s Cup World Series The 560ft (170m) tower opened in 2005 and is owned by the council but run by a private . © uknip/ Alamy Live News


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