A man who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign in Wales is bringing the joke to an end after 20 years.
For the past two decades, a billboard for Llandegley International has been a landmark near the Powys village.
It looks like an ordinary road sign, but actually directs drivers to an airport that only exists in people’s imagination.
After spending thousands of pounds to erect and maintain the sign, the owner decided it’s time to take it down.
BBC Wales (Neil Stone)
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This article appears in the 23 Nov 2022 issue of the New Statesman, Russian Roulette