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| KFC 'giant' chicken sign angers people in Cambridgeshire town | |
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| People living near a fast food restaurant have said its advertising sign is so big they feel like "Colonel Sanders is looking at them all day". | People living near a fast food restaurant have said its advertising sign is so big they feel like "Colonel Sanders is looking at them all day". |
| The 25ft (7m) sign was placed outside a new Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) branch in the Cambridgeshire town of March. | The 25ft (7m) sign was placed outside a new Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) branch in the Cambridgeshire town of March. |
| One resident said: "My neighbour is right next door, and she can see the colonel's face from every room." | One resident said: "My neighbour is right next door, and she can see the colonel's face from every room." |
| A spokesman for the franchise operating the restaurant said: "We hope to resolve the situation soon." | A spokesman for the franchise operating the restaurant said: "We hope to resolve the situation soon." |
| 'Neon at night' | 'Neon at night' |
| Don Burr, who lives nearby, said: "The man on the sign - Colonel Sanders - is looking at me all day. When I come up the garden he's still looking at me. | Don Burr, who lives nearby, said: "The man on the sign - Colonel Sanders - is looking at me all day. When I come up the garden he's still looking at me. |
| "I've never seen a sign as big as that, and he's all lit-up and neon at night." | "I've never seen a sign as big as that, and he's all lit-up and neon at night." |
| He said he had lived in the village too long to consider moving but feared it would "knock the prices off the bungalows" next to the KFC site. | He said he had lived in the village too long to consider moving but feared it would "knock the prices off the bungalows" next to the KFC site. |
| Fenland District Council granted planning permission for the takeaway, which opened in the village two weeks ago. | Fenland District Council granted planning permission for the takeaway, which opened in the village two weeks ago. |
| A spokesman confirmed a complaint had been received about the size of the sign but added: "An officer has measured the sign and it fits with the planning application. | A spokesman confirmed a complaint had been received about the size of the sign but added: "An officer has measured the sign and it fits with the planning application. |
| "We are taking no further action." | "We are taking no further action." |
| The KFC franchise spokesman said it was "looking into the case". | The KFC franchise spokesman said it was "looking into the case". |
| "We apologise for any misunderstanding as we always strive to be a positive addition to the community," he said. | "We apologise for any misunderstanding as we always strive to be a positive addition to the community," he said. |
| "The restaurant has created about 40 career opportunities for local residents and staff will carry out regular litter picks." | "The restaurant has created about 40 career opportunities for local residents and staff will carry out regular litter picks." |