Police alerted as postboxes painted again

Royal Mail called the painting "vandalism"

Royal Mail have alerted police after postboxes in Kent were vandalised just six months after they were spray-painted like Mr Blobby and Creme Eggs.

Residents of Temple Hill, Dartford, found their iconic red Royal Mail pillar boxes painted to resemble popular chocolate bars Wispa, Mars and Twirl.

Royal Mail confirmed to the BBC it was "aware of the vandalism" and had carried out "initial enquiries" to understand the extent of the damage.

"We’ll be carrying out further investigations and have been in contact with the police," they added in statement.

Royal Mail said they were investigating the paint spree

It comes after five postboxes were spray-painted between 19 and 20 February on various roads in the Dartford area.

Some were made to look like Mr Blobby and a Cadbury's Creme Egg.

"Googly eyes" were added to the Mr Blobby postbox a few days after it was painted pink in February

The mysterious artist behind these paint jobs was dubbed "Danksy" at the time, with locals split over whether to love or loathe their handiwork.

Some worried it brought down the area, while others enjoyed the new look.