'The roundabout has been funded by the developers, Harworth Estates, and although we will adopt it after 12 months, as part of the highway, they will continue to be responsible for its maintenance. 'It is a great way to celebrate Leicestershire's heritage - Palitoy, which made Star Wars figures for the UK market, employed hundreds of local people over many decades. 'The Death Star themed roundabout is rather unusual and we are pleased to see it is now fully operational -but not armed! Once Biden won the Biden guy posted a sign saying Trump you’re fired on the fence between their houses. Both the displays got more obnoxious as the election wore on.

One had a huge Trump flag on a pole bolted to his truck. The roundabout's likeness with the famed space station is not a coincidence though and is a deliberate homage to the town's links with Star Wars, as toys for the sci-fi film franchise were made at the town's Palitoy factory until it closed in 1994Ĭouncillor Ozzy O'Shea, Leicestershire County Council's cabinet member for highways and transport, said: 'One of the planning conditions for the Grange Road housing development was that the developer come up with a landscaping scheme for the roundabout and the green space in front of the houses. Flags of the Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire from Star Wars.

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