A 30ft tall golden statue of a naked man once used to promote the film Gladiator, and which has been outside shops in Wigan for five years, has been taken away after a row with the local council.
The statue, known locally as Golden Balls or Willy, spent five years outside Titan Flooring Specialists in Wigan before moving to the car park outside a furniture store. The figure's owner told the MEN it's now in storage to protect it from the cold winter.
Wigan Council said they have been 'liaising with the landowner for the relevant planning permission for the statue'.
