City angered by apparent theft of bike chained to post near stencil of hula-hooping girlA bicycle with a missing wheel accompanying a Banksy mural in Nottingham has vanished, prompting sadness and frustration in the city. The artwork depicts a girl appearing to hula hoop with a tyre from the bike, which was chained to a nearby pole outside a beauty salon. Primary school teacher Tracy Jayne, from Nottingham, noticed it had gone when she went to see it on Sunday morning. “Everyone was confused about whether it was real or not real but it’s an amazing picture, it’s amazing art.”Nottinghamshire police are not thought to have received any reports about the missing bike as yet. Banksy, who this summer financed a boat to rescue refugees attempting to reach Europe from north Africa, was contacted for comment.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2020 00:01 UTC