Banksy artwork painted over in graffiti clean-up drive

• WHEN: 30 April 2009

A group of volunteers clearing graffiti from the walls and bus stops in their home town have inadvertently painted over a modern masterpiece - and cost its owner £5,000.

The work, attributed to street artist Banksy, depicted Paddington Bear with the caption "Migration is not a crime" and was painted on to a wall owned by Julian Chatt in Glastonbury, Somerset. But well-meaning volunteers painted over the artwork as part of the council's drive to rid the area of graffiti.