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Fast food heritage

By Brian Groom

Published: October 20 2009 03:00 | Last updated: October 20 2009 03:00

Who qualifies for those brown road signs denoting tourist attractions? Angela Burns, a Welsh Assembly member, complains about a sign in Pembrokeshire that points not to a castle or a beauty spot, but to a branch of McDonalds. She said there was no "rhyme or reason" to decisions by Wales's Trunk Road Agency, which had turned down requests by more deserving operators. The Welsh government says it is reviewing tourism signs.

brian.groom@ft.com

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