{"id":50006,"date":"2023-03-24T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=50006"},"modified":"2023-03-24T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:16:59","slug":"its-a-big-eyesore-sheffield-responds-to-the-huge-kfc-sign-at-castle-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/its-a-big-eyesore-sheffield-responds-to-the-huge-kfc-sign-at-castle-square\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s a BIG eyesore\u201d: Sheffield responds to the HUGE KFC sign at Castle Square."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A huge KFC sign has been posted next to the Easy Hotel opposite the Castle Square tram stop in Sheffield has received mixed responses from Sheffield residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big eyesore, it just feels so out of place\u201d said Barnaby, a Politics student at the University of Sheffield.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sign can be seen from Castle Square tram stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>52-year-old Jason Holyhead, a local Sheffield author, said: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely eye-catching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To be honest my first thought was that at least it looked like something was happening with the area, development maybe, which would be positive as the city centre seems to be receding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/tempImage5EyhXU-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50077\" width=\"356\" height=\"474\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sign can be seen as far back at as the Cathedral tram stop which is over 300 metres away.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Time Walk Project, who promotes Sheffield\u2019s heritage said: \u201cIt is the area allegedly with the most pedestrian accidents in the city, so maybe eye catching is not a great idea?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Labour MP Mines Parekh commented his opinions of the billboard in a tweet by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\">Sheffield Wire <\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m opposed to the privatisation of public space through advertising in general, but this is worse than most; I don&#39;t think buildings or skies should be given as canvases to large corporations\u2014it&#39;s abhorrent.<\/p>&mdash; Minesh Parekh \ud83c\udf39 (@min_esh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/min_esh\/status\/1637780032843137025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large KFC sign has been placed above the Castle Square tram stop. 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