Mystery over ‘disgusting’ bollards painted like stubbed-out cigarettes

Locals are divided by a set of street bollards painted to look like cigarettes (Picture: Tom Wren / SWNS)

A set of bollards in Swindon have been ridiculed for looking like a row of cigarettes sticking out of the road.

The orange and white poles appeared in the town in Wiltshire, but the inspiration for their unusual design remains a mystery.

Some have described the three posts on Hythe Road as ‘disgusting’ while other locals praised the artistry.

Online users were divided...