A man who repainted his local post box gold in honour of Olympic sailing hero Ben Ainslie has been arrested for vandalism.

Police detained Rob Smith, 54, on suspicion of criminal damage after he was spotted painting the box in Lymington High Street, near the gold medallist’s home, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Read more: London 2012 Olympics: man arrested for painting post box gold – Telegraph.

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