Spanish village votes to keep 'Smurfs' blue on houses

The inhabitants of a Spanish village painted blue for the filming of 'The Smurfs' movie have voted to keep their houses the vivid shade, instead of returning to traditional white.

Residents of Juzcar, in Andalucia, were promised by Sony Pictures that their dazzling white homes would be repainted once shooting had finished.

But in a referendum, the 221-strong population decided to keep the town in bright blue after enjoying a huge boost in tourism.