Jessica Ennis commemorative postbox vandalised

Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Communities and also in Legal

A postbox painted gold to celebrate Jessica Ennis' Olympic triumph was vandalised within 24 hours.

It is not known what the graffiti said, but Royal Mail staff reacted quickly and covered the vandalism with a fresh coat of paint.

Jessica Ennis won Gold in the heptathlon on Saturday night.

The postbox is sited in the centre of Jessica's home city of Sheffield.

A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: "We are extremely disappointed that someone has chosen to vandalise the gold postbox."

The Royal Mail is celebrating every Team GB gold medal win at the London 2012 Olympics Games through issuing Gold Medal stamps.