To lose two of our most colourful characters in Gethin and Adam is distressing.

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Dr Reid is viewed by many of his colleagues as one of the most poplar and colourful characters in politics.

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"Formula One needs colour and it is a shame EJ (Eddie Jordan) is not around because he was one of the colourful characters, " Irvine added.

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It conjures up a strange mental image, but perhaps not so odd when you are talking about one of the most colourful characters in English football history.

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Bethesda Art Centre runs art workshops and sells wonderful quilts that are made by the local community and decorated with colourful Karoo characters and stories.

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Just up the road lies the splendidly dishevelled Bar Marsella, late-night hangout of choice for the city's bohemians and, um, colourful street characters since 1820.

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There are a couple of glossy, red, imported vans, complete with famous Pixar characters plastered on them, serving soft ice cream with colourful syrups.

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