Local Breaking News

28 unforgettable things local newspapers told us

in 2013

The unexpected can always happen in Sheffield

Texting is a serious business on the Isle of Man

Yes, this actually happened in Barnstaple, Devon

The culprit admitted: “I did start using drugs and drinking. I have seen the error of my ways with that.”

The fun never stops in Newport

It’s always best to check

Who will solve this Hertfordshire mystery?

Sheep are a menace to the people of Surrey

 As well as a curious story, this is a handy guide to understanding

a tricky homonym

This short news item from South Wales gained cult status

This is the same council responsible for this gem

It was kicking off in Pembrokeshire

The odds, considering that there aren’t many 80th birthday cards out there, are probably quite low

IT’S SPITTING! EVERYBODY IN!

This Women’s Institute branch gained global notoriety, via the North Devon Journal

“Members of a North Devon WI were left embarrassed after a number of them had dressed up as pirates for a talk by a former sea captain who has been held hostage by Somali pirates for several weeks.”

Those pesky sausage dogs, always ruining everything

This was unquestionably the political story of the year

 It’s health and safety gone mad in Kent

Just in case the people of Wolverhampton weren’t sure about

how weeks work

Justice is sweet in Croydon

I think I missed the week at Sunday School where they explained this bit of the cruxifiction. From one of the lesser known gospels perhaps?

Scandal hits Macclesfield

Is this the reader’s photo of the year?

 You can read this one of two ways

News of the outside world takes a while to

reach West Sussex

 I ain’t afraid of no goldfish

If it isn’t killer fish, it’s this. Times are tough for local emergency services in East Grinstead

There was no respite from deadly seagulls in Brighton

 In fact the battle against the greedy gulls is hitting the entire country by the looks of things

Whatever next!