MADCAP Geoff Small was tickled pink over his latest bit of paintwork.

Geoff had brushed off a neighbour's gripe and painted his house bright pink.

And he planned to smear his home in Richmond Terrace, Darwen, with Mr Blobby-style yellow spots!

His next-door neighbour, Gusta Green, 73, saw red, saying his actions would devalue her home.

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