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Angry builder puts gargoyle of council chief on home as planning row turns ugly

Tom Wren/SWNS

An angry builder has been accused of having a ‘vendetta’ after erecting a giant stone gargoyle resembling a town councillor as a bitter planning row turned ugly.

Michael Thomas, 71, was angered after his plan to convert an old pizzeria into a three-storey, seven-bedroom home was rejected by leaders at Trowbridge Town Council, in Wiltshire.

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