Huddersfield Examiner: Residents find out the council's been cutting a grass verge it doesn't own for 35 years only after the council realises its mistake and stops cutting the grass verge it doesn't own
Ta-daa!
Spotter's Badge: Susie
Friday, July 31, 2015
Shoddy kitchen anger
Essex Chronicle: Man still waiting for fitted kitchen to be finished
Ah, that never-ending dilemma of what to do with your spare hand while being photographed
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Ah, that never-ending dilemma of what to do with your spare hand while being photographed
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Long grass anger
Brighton Argus: Mum loses four year old daughter in long grass
She's still there, having gone a bit Lord of the Flies
She's still there, having gone a bit Lord of the Flies
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Flooded flats anger
Watford Observer: Residents frustrated over repeated flooding incidents
Also frustrated by use of wide angle lens to make them look like weebles.
Spotter's Badge: TRT
Also frustrated by use of wide angle lens to make them look like weebles.
Spotter's Badge: TRT
New carpets anger
Essex Echo: This is their victory face after the Echo gets family new carpets
As one commenter puts it: Well if they are that happy after getting new carpet, I would love to see their faces on Christmas morning.
Spotter's Badge: Barry
As one commenter puts it: Well if they are that happy after getting new carpet, I would love to see their faces on Christmas morning.
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Crusty jugglers anger
Manchester Evening News: Councillor declares war on chuggers and crusty jugglers
Now there's a face that screams "Welcome to Manchester". Let's find another picture of him to prove that wasn't just an unfortunate one-off.
Ah.
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Now there's a face that screams "Welcome to Manchester". Let's find another picture of him to prove that wasn't just an unfortunate one-off.
Ah.
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Rat Run Anger
Oxford Mail: Artistic approach to protest
Those signs are really very good. Shame nobody is paying the slightest bit of interest.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
Those signs are really very good. Shame nobody is paying the slightest bit of interest.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
Sub-standard flowerbox anger
Bromsgrove Standard: Flower planters falling to pieces, says councillor
Take out the plants - HEY PRESTO - a play fort for the kiddiewinks. Problem solved.
Spotter's Badge: Tim
Take out the plants - HEY PRESTO - a play fort for the kiddiewinks. Problem solved.
Spotter's Badge: Tim
Bad cop anger
Woolwich News Shopper: Woman involved in aggressive road crash told to 'come back tomorrow' by police
Well done, Lou. Have another doughnut.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Well done, Lou. Have another doughnut.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Slow internet anger
Sheffield Star: Residents fed up of waiting for high-speed internet
FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS KLAXON
Spotter's Badge: Dan
FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS KLAXON
Spotter's Badge: Dan
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Shopping centre vandalism double bill
Lancashire Telegraph: Vandals smash up shopping centre
And, as night follows day...
Lancashire Telegraph: Vandals smash up shopping centre again
Haroon, when your mum finds out, she's going to go utterly mental.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
And, as night follows day...
Lancashire Telegraph: Vandals smash up shopping centre again
Haroon, when your mum finds out, she's going to go utterly mental.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Hartlepool Hooning anger
Hartlepool Mail: Thieves steal timesheets from racing event, and nobody knows who's won
Crime is the winner here. Crime.
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Crime is the winner here. Crime.
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Monday, July 27, 2015
Stinky pipes anger
Maidenhead Advertiser: Nasty niff haunts High Street
Strong nose-holding skills, except for the chap at the back who knows he looks a bit ridiculous.
Spotter's Badge: Rob A
Strong nose-holding skills, except for the chap at the back who knows he looks a bit ridiculous.
Spotter's Badge: Rob A
Druggie park anger
Kent Online: Bad things going on in Gravesend park
The top line for this story: "A play area popular with children and families has turned into a hotbed for drugs and sex, according to residents."
EXCELLENT! I mean ...errr... WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE KIDDIEWINKS?
Spotter's Badge: Anthony
The top line for this story: "A play area popular with children and families has turned into a hotbed for drugs and sex, according to residents."
EXCELLENT! I mean ...errr... WON'T ANYONE THINK OF THE KIDDIEWINKS?
Spotter's Badge: Anthony
Stolen hot tub anger
Gazette Live: Hot tub stolen from front garden
Who keeps a hot tub in their front garden anyway?
Spotter's Badge: Tarquin Foxglove
Who keeps a hot tub in their front garden anyway?
Spotter's Badge: Tarquin Foxglove
Sunday, July 26, 2015
No phone signal anger
Hull Daily Mail: Hull phone users angry at lack of signal
I see what you're trying, mate - you need one of those selfie sticks.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
I see what you're trying, mate - you need one of those selfie sticks.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
Allotment theft anger
This is Lancashire: Gardening equipment stolen from allotment lock-up
"But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you"
Spotter's Badge: Karen
"But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you"
Spotter's Badge: Karen
School bus anger
Essex Chronicle: Something about school buses
Got as far as the posh kids mugging for the camera, stopped reading
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Got as far as the posh kids mugging for the camera, stopped reading
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Pothole superhero anger
Portsmouth News: Mr Pothole supports campaign to fill potholes
"Mark Morrell, who created the superhero-like alter ego to battle the Government and councils nationwide..."
A hi-viz tabard and a bluetooth headset is not exactly a superhero costume, Mr Pothole.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
"Mark Morrell, who created the superhero-like alter ego to battle the Government and councils nationwide..."
A hi-viz tabard and a bluetooth headset is not exactly a superhero costume, Mr Pothole.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
Laid a cable anger
Stuff.nz: Utility company 'has vandalised my new fence'
Excellent skills by the photographer. Everybody goes home with knee-knack.
Spotter's Badge: Joseph
Excellent skills by the photographer. Everybody goes home with knee-knack.
Spotter's Badge: Joseph
Friday, July 24, 2015
Speed nob road repairs anger
Tamworth Herald: Rain and the passage of time reveal road workers' penis art in the middle of the road
Well worth the click through for the comprehensive gallery of phallic paint work
Spotter's Badge: The Quirker
Well worth the click through for the comprehensive gallery of phallic paint work
Spotter's Badge: The Quirker
Phantom drunken litterbug anger
Waverley Leader: Reign of terror over as man who has dumped bags of empty tinnies in the same street for 18 months is caught
"The worst thing is that he never left any full ones"
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
"The worst thing is that he never left any full ones"
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Mouse poo pancakes anger
Bexley News Shopper: Kid could have eaten pancakes with mouse droppings
"My world has been turned upside down by this"
Spotter's Badge: Neil
"My world has been turned upside down by this"
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Noisy builders anger
Brentwood Gazette: Shopkeeps driven up the wall by noise
Superbly posed. Well done.
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Superbly posed. Well done.
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Overgrown tree crime fear anger
Enfield Independent: People could jump out from behind this tree and do crimes on my children, says concerned dad
Trees have a history of enabling crime. Look at Robin Hood.
Spotter's Badge: Rachel
Trees have a history of enabling crime. Look at Robin Hood.
Spotter's Badge: Rachel
Twitter troll anger
Shields Gazette: Twitter troll threatened with deportation in Home Office error
My heart bleeds.
Spotter's Badge: Strolls
My heart bleeds.
Spotter's Badge: Strolls
No common sense anger
Hull Daily Mail: Scorching weather makes metal statue too hot to sit on
Then don't sit on it, you idiots.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
Then don't sit on it, you idiots.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Stolen bike anger
South Wales Evening Post: Stolen bike won't stop councillor from cycling to work
The lack of a bike, however...
The lack of a bike, however...
Sweary toy anger
Plymouth Herald: Toy doll 'taught our toddler to swear'
And not anything she might have heard elsewhere.
Spotter's Badge: The Quirker
And not anything she might have heard elsewhere.
Spotter's Badge: The Quirker
Village traffic anger
Oxford Mail: Our village is - oh-ho! - a bottleneck for traffic jams
What you did there, I see it.
Spotter's Badge: Richard
What you did there, I see it.
Spotter's Badge: Richard
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Sports club theft penis clue anger
Luton Today: Thieves paint giant speedcock at scene of sports club equipment theft
Once again, top marks to the crims for including the mandatory spurt of jizz.
Spotter's Badge: Thomas
Once again, top marks to the crims for including the mandatory spurt of jizz.
Spotter's Badge: Thomas
HGV ban anger
Cambridge News: Residents told they'll have to chase down lorries in their pyjamas if they want to see truck ban enforced
Sure that's not Caroline Quentin in her latest role as "Angry local councillor"?
Spotter's Badge: Al
Sure that's not Caroline Quentin in her latest role as "Angry local councillor"?
Spotter's Badge: Al
Fly-tipping anger
Northampton Chronicle: Flytippers dump 17 bags of rubbish outside jewellery shop
Things are getting so bad in the jewellery trade, this chap can't even afford long trousers
Spotter's Badge: Mike
Things are getting so bad in the jewellery trade, this chap can't even afford long trousers
Spotter's Badge: Mike
Monday, July 20, 2015
Amazon surprise gift anger
Western Daily Press: Mum finds fully functional clockwork cucumber* in her Amazon purchase
There's no pleasing some people.
Spotter's Badge: John, Hayley
* More of a clockwork sugarsnap pea, to be honest
There's no pleasing some people.
Spotter's Badge: John, Hayley
* More of a clockwork sugarsnap pea, to be honest
Ebay scam anger
Coventry Telegraph: Family shocked - SHOCKED - to discover that car they bought on Ebay doesn't actually exist
Or, as The Register calls it, Online Tat Market Ebay.
Spotter's Badge: Rob R
Or, as The Register calls it, Online Tat Market Ebay.
Spotter's Badge: Rob R
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Crossbow bolt anger
Essex Chronicle: Some unmitigated cur fired a crossbow at my car, says Kiefer Sutherland
...and I'm going to shit them up real good.
Spotter's Badge: Barry
...and I'm going to shit them up real good.
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Lucky to be alive anger
Hull Daily Mail: Fire breaks out in gas meter cupboard
I have absolutely no idea what's going on in this photograph.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
I have absolutely no idea what's going on in this photograph.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
Stolen fence anger
Lancashire Telegraph: Thieves make off with seven-foot section of fence
I think the missing fence is the least of your worries, mate.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
I think the missing fence is the least of your worries, mate.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Dishonesty box anger
Dorset Echo: Roadside honesty box stolen
It think you'll find that's because some people are enormous shitbags
Spotter's Badge: Christina
It think you'll find that's because some people are enormous shitbags
Spotter's Badge: Christina
Long grass anger
Bolton News: Fed-up area man cuts grass at local park himself
Starts off as your standard angry posing, turns into ranting against people on benefits in the comments.
Spotter's Badge: Paul, Karen
Starts off as your standard angry posing, turns into ranting against people on benefits in the comments.
Spotter's Badge: Paul, Karen
Plant theft anger
Shropshire Star: Britain in Bloom entry stymied by plant thefts
That's more of a Shelbyville kind of thing.
Spotter's Badge: Gordy
That's more of a Shelbyville kind of thing.
Spotter's Badge: Gordy
Friday, July 17, 2015
Shoebury sea wall victory lap anger
Essex Echo: Shoebury sea wall probably won't get built
Our favourite Shoebury Sea Wall Campaigners are BACK BACK BACK!
Chaps: Please find something else to get angry about - we'll miss you.
Spotter's Badge: Cora
Our favourite Shoebury Sea Wall Campaigners are BACK BACK BACK!
Chaps: Please find something else to get angry about - we'll miss you.
Spotter's Badge: Cora
Blocked by a bin anger
Waverley Leader: Bloke unable to use his car for two weeks after skip company fails to remove bin
And sadly for Aaaard Yakka Bin Hire, they were beaten to first entry in the phone book by Aaaaaard Yakka Bin Hire. Not that anybody uses phone books these days.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
And sadly for Aaaard Yakka Bin Hire, they were beaten to first entry in the phone book by Aaaaaard Yakka Bin Hire. Not that anybody uses phone books these days.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
More bin anger
Gazette Live: Woman gets unlucky with the binmen
Look at her - it's the end of the world.
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Look at her - it's the end of the world.
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Dead lines anger
Lancashire Telegraph: Grooming parlour's phones go dead for a week
Too. Many. Dogs.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Too. Many. Dogs.
Spotter's Badge: Karen