Work to repair and paint the Bigsweir bridge near St Briavels in The Forest of Dean is due to last until March.

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As well as structural updates, the outside of the bridge is now painted in durable paint, which means that it no longer needs frequent repainting.

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And Ms Banerjee seems to think the way to lure tourists to Kolkata is to paint every railing, kerbside, public urinal, roundabout and bridge in blue-and-white stripes.

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When suicides are dredged from the Seine, it is said, the lovers and the debtors are easy to tell apart: the lovers have paint under their nails, from trying to claw their way back on to the bridge at the last moment, whereas the debtors sink like stones.

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The bridge has already undergone a number of repairs but still has about 100 defects including leaks, peeling paint, cracks, loose bolts, as well as problems with its shock absorbers, the council said.

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