Jessica Ennis gold postbox in Sheffield vandalised
A postbox that was painted gold in Jessica Ennis's home city of Sheffield, to celebrate her Olympic triumph, has been vandalised.
The graffiti, which read "Go Jess", was scrawled on the postbox in Barkers Pool in the city centre.
A new layer of gold has been applied by Royal Mail, a Sheffield City Council spokeswoman said.
Ennis received the honour for winning the gold medal in heptathlon at the London Games.
One person who saw the graffiti said: "It's disgusting. It's a shame. I have a lot of respect for Jessica Ennis and what she's done for Sheffield."
A Royal Mail spokesman said it was "extremely disappointed" about the vandalism.