The city beat more than 90 towns and cities across the UK in a competition to be the home of a new Paddington statue.

The statue will perch on a bench wearing his traditional blue duffel coat and red bucket hat while clutching a half-eaten marmalade sandwich.

The statue will be unveiled just ahead of February half term (Image: Premiere Pro)

The competition was launched by STUDIOCANAL, the production company behind the three most recent Paddington films, at the end of last year and the

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