Banksy in Bethnal Green North

4.56.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 1st Nov 2007

Cllr Stephanie Eaton and the Bethnal Green Banksy

A new tourist attraction has arrived in the Ward of Liberal Democrat Councillors Stephanie Eaton and Azizur Rahman Khan. The image of a flower and painter by "guerilla artist" Banksy has generated considerable interest with people travelling from around London to see and photograph the wall.

Speaking with Cllr Stephanie Eaton, a local taxi driver said "I've been taking people here to see it all day, and everybody loves it". The sentiments of the visitors were echoed by Stephanie who said "It's a brilliantly simple concept to extend the double yellow lines up the wall, and to represent the artist next to his work. I think it's fabulous and I hope Cllr Ullah who recently stated "one man's art is another man's vandalism" will come to Bethnal Green North and give us his opinion of the work"

The photos of Stephanie with the Banksy were taken by photographer Ron Coverson.