Friday, August 31, 2012
Town centre lights anger
Essex Echo: Man's anger as town centre lights left on 24 hours a day
Can you imagine it - having to see Basildon all day AND all night? The HORROR.
Spotter's Badge: Barry, Rob
Sewage car anger
Watford Observer: Heavy rain leaves man's car covered in turds
Extra credit for the detailed medical history
Spotter's Badge: TRT
Bad E-fit
Harrogate News: Police in search for mystery bum groper
I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THIRSK
Don't have nightmares
Shopping centre anger
Essex Echo: Council may step in to buy run-down shopping centre
I have memories of that concrete craphole from when I was a kid. My first reaction to this story was: Bloody hell, is it still standing?
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers
Brighton Argus: Girl stuck in bush
Oxford Mail: Man mows lawn
Portsmouth News: Second-hand book sale
Eastbourne Herald: All news cancelled in Seaford
Spotter's Badge: Jon
Council tax 'rip-off' anger
Coventry Telegraph: Man shocked - SHOCKED - to discover that company who helped him claim overpaid council tax takes huge fee
Who'd have thunk it, eh?
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Vandalised boats anger
Blackpool Gazette: Fury as vandals target boats in park
"I'd shake her tail-feathers" (To make sure they were properly secured)
EU ruling anger
Halifax Courier: New EU rules mean centuries old tradition of killing things put at risk
I *think* that's the gist.
Spotter's Badge: Ross
Footpath widening anger
Reading Evening Post: Neighbours slam plans to fell oak trees to widen footpaths
The bloke at the end may actually explode with fury
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers - Celebrity Edition
St Albans Review: Tom Cruise eats food
Barnet and Potter's Bar Times: Footballer gets haircut
Blackpool Gazette: Celebrity signs books
Blackpool Gazette: Not dull, but RICK ASTLEY ALERT
Spotter's Badge: David
Empty market anger
Lancashire Telegraph: Review as quarter of stalls in local market lie empty
That'll be the deadly man-eating triffids you've let in
Spotter's Badge: Karen (who thought this one was going to be the usual tirade of sexist filth)
Run-down area anger
Blackpool Gazette: Trader asks council to stump up cash to revamp his road
The consensus in the comments appears to be "Nuke the site from orbit"
Car damage anger
Portsmouth News: Couple from Gosport ask local knuckle-draggers to stop vandalising their cars
"Double done a poo"
Double yellow line anger
Sidmouth Herald: Driver shocked - SHOCKED - to receive a parking ticket for leaving car on double yellow lines
"I’m unlikely to be coming back to Sidmouth"
You and me both, dear
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers
Norwich Evening News: New bin days
Yeovil Express: Journalist gives up smoking
Your Local Gazette: Cat seen at railway station
Grimsby Telegraph: Olly Murs tribute act visits Grimbsy
Falmouth Packet: Shop opens
Spotter's Badge: Sarah
I bet you don't follow through with that threat anger
Deal Express: Dad 'will rather go to jail' than pay fine for taking kids out of school for holiday
I bet you don't follow through with that threat
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Eco-home anger
Derby Telegraph: Dismay at high energy bills in eco-homes
Derby Telegraph: Family's eco-home dream turns into a nightmare
I am told that both images are by the same photographer. Well played Victoria Wilcox!
Spotter's Badge: Peter
Monday, August 27, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers
Watford Observer: Bin collections cancelled
Epping Forest Guardian: Man gets MoT
Beds on Sunday: Man doesn't win lottery
Portsmouth News: National organisation makes crucial - CRUCIAL - business decision
Spotter's Badge: Beth, TRT, Jon
Mindless yob anger
Northants Telegraph: Anger as 'lack of respect' shown to new flower bed
RESPECT THE FLOWER BED
Spotter's Badge: Victor
Fly-tipping anger
Cambridge News: Couple complain that rats and mice are the result of local fly-tipping
"We've caught four mice in two days and our neighbour's cat caught three in just one day."
So nobody's going hungry, then.
No war anger
Hull Daily Mail: Anger as the word 'war' is droppped from memorial hall's name
War, huh? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Spotter's Badge: Peter
Pervy theft anger
Sussex Courier: Warning as local weirdo steals kids' underwear from washing line
I'm a merciful sort of person. Catch him, put him on trial, and break out the cheese grater.
Spotter's Badge: Skuds
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Stolen fishing gear anger
Essex Echo: Fury as thieves target fishing tackle
"I'd let her use my tackle" (So she can go fishing)
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Needle Exchange anger
Swindon Advertiser: Locals claim victory as application for needle exchange turned down
Translation: JUNKIES STAY AWAY
Spotter's Badge: George
Karaoke anger
Eastern Daily Press: Pub stops karaoke nights after they have the wrong licence
For eg: Not one for strangling kittens and playing the sound out of loudspeakers
Spotter's Badge: Stephen
Potholed road lack of perspective anger
Epping Forest Guardian: Potholed road 'is like a Ugandan minefield'
Except people are actually killed in minefields
Spotter's Badge: Beth
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Fifty Shades of Anger
Sunderland Echo: Campaigners call for badly-written novel to be burned
Because burning books solves EVERYTHING
Spotter's Badge: Gary
Counterfeit drink mats anger
Derby Telegraph: Trader fined for selling hooky cheap tat
"If he had sold his complete stock he stood to make at least £1,500"
WOW. I'm in the wrong trade.
Spotter's Badge: Peter.
Smear campaign anger
Billericay Gazette: Charity shop owner hits out at knockers
I wouldn't get involved with any smearing (Neither would I spread malicious rumours)
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Sewage smell anger again
Colchester Daily Gazette: Residents furious at smell coming out of Essex
Brilliant work by the photographer. Take the rest of the day off, sir
Spotter's Badge: Alice
Friday, August 24, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers
Wokingham Times: Holy crap! It's all kicking off in Woodley
Portsmouth News: Holy crap! It's all kicking off in Portsmouth
Portsmouth News: Holy crap! It's all kicking off in Chichester
Spotter's Badge: Jon
Portsmouth News: Holy crap! It's all kicking off in Portsmouth
Portsmouth News: Holy crap! It's all kicking off in Chichester
Spotter's Badge: Jon
Unsafe carpet anger
Bexley News Shopper: Woman, 71, told new carpet is a fire hazard
"I'd inspect her carpet" (To ensure that it was correctly laid)
Spotter's Badge: Simon
Health Centre closure anger
Haverhill Weekly News: Protest as walk-in clinic is closed
"I'd raise her blood pressure" (To ensure that she was living a healthy lifestyle and getting her five a day, oh no, that's worse, isn't it?)
Spotter's Badge: Mark
Recursive anger anger
East Grinstead Courier and Observer: Anger as bike thief leaves his old bike behind
If somebody stels THAT bike, will she be holding up a photo of her holding up this photo? Brain hurts
Spotter's Badge: Skuds
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Massive tree anger
Coventry Telegraph: Tree at the end of my garden 'making my life HELL'
The money shot: "Nine years ago wasn’t anywhere near as big."
Tempted to give her a spotter's badge for noticing that trees grow over time.
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Olympic trade anger
Waltham Forest Guardian: Traders dismayed as Olympics turn area into a ghost town
Yep, yet another LOCOG nause-up
Spotter's Badge: Beth
School places anger again again
Essex Chronicle: Family may have to move as daughter denied place at local school
"I'll hold my breath unless you do as I say. Then you'll be sorry"
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers
North Wales Daily Post: Sheep gets stuck
Cambrian Times: Road allegedly haunted
Portsmouth News: New streetlights
Brighton Argus: Cat stuck up tree
Spotter's Badge: John, John, Jon, Me
Angry Cats in Local Newspapers
Reading Evening Post: University wants to study killer cats for ...err... harmless research
Don't look it in the eyes. It can see your soul
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Sponsored roundabout anger
Dorset Echo: With all the world's problems sorted, attention turns to the menace of roundabout sponsorship
I once sponsored a roundabout. It did the London Marathon
Soft punishment anger
Lancashire Evening Post: Victims angry at 'let-off' for teenage vandal
Man, did I ever read that photo caption wrong. No woman should be called Jean Bondage
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Solar farm anger
Cornish Guardian: Locals in fight to stop solar farm expansion
You will note they've driven to a country road to protest against renewable energy. Take that, you hippies!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Dull News in Local Newspapers: CELEBRITY EDITION
This is North Devon: Micro-celebrity spotted
Hemel Today: Celeb spotted near Hemel
Falmouth Packet: Celebrity spotted in Cornwall
Hemel Today: Celeb spotted near Hemel
Falmouth Packet: Celebrity spotted in Cornwall
Stolen bags anger
Midland Reporter: Pensioner puzzled as thieves steal empty shopping bags from car
"I'd like to fill her bags" (With shopping)
Spotter's Badge: David
Fined teacher anger
Manchester Evening News: Teacher fined for taking daughter out of school to go on holiday
"I'd take her out of class" (To discuss my child's recent poor grades)
Spotter's Badge: @Jabblue
Olympic fishing anger
Dorset Echo: Fishermen angry at high security during Olympic events
Fishing is not and never will be an Olympic event. DREAM ON
Spotter's Badge: Stephen
Monday, August 20, 2012
Free banking anger
Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Shopkeep's anger as bank refuses to honour 'free banking forever' account
FACT: Santander is Spanish for "Greedy grabbing bastards"*
*Lie
Spotter's Badge: Ross
Bingo ban anger
Estern Reporter: Sporting clubs' anger after being denied permission to run bingo nights
Lucky escape, to be honest
Spotter's Badge: David