A roadside sculpture of a white dragon designed to welcome motorists into Wales has vanished beneath overgrown grass, less than two decades after it was unveiled as part of a £61million border improvement project.The 56-foot-long dragon, located beside the A494 near Shotwick on the Welsh border, was installed in 2009 as a striking landmark of civic pride for drivers entering the country.Constructed using 400 metres of steel edging filled with 10 tonnes of white marble pebbles, the artwork was inspired by the famous white horse hill figures carved into the chalk landscapes of Wiltshire.However, unlike the historic Wiltshire carvings which are regularly maintained, the dragon has gradually become obscured by...
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