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Man scowls at camera because street light hasn’t been repaired for months
Things that make angry people go to their local papers, number 287 of a very long series: The street lights not working. However, we’re not entirely sure if this chap is genuinely angry or not, as they’ve put “angry” into “scare quotes” and we can’t tell if he’s furious or just a little bit ticked…
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Property developer annoyed that everybody thinks Memory Lane is a stupid name for a road
They’re right, you know. Memory Lane is a really stupid name for a road because it sounds like a local radio station’s Sunday afternoon programme where they play only the standards from the 1930s and 1940s. Or, as the residents point out, because people think they are living next to the cemetery. Which, coincidentally, most…
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Pray for Rashid: It’s a year to the day since the Great Billericay Phone Box Sit-in
One 15 August 2016, Rashid and Phyllis started a sit-in at a phone box in Billericay, and went down in history. Aggrieved that The Man was taking away their important link with the outside world – because (and you might find this news difficult to swallow) not everybody has a mobile phone or access to…
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It’s political correctness gone MAD as the words ‘cat’s eyes’ are replaced by ‘road studs’ by council
What is the world coming to? You can’t even say the words “cat’s eyes” in the context of road safety without some idiot thinking they’re made out of real cat’s eyes. Which they are. [This is a joke, they’ve used sheep for years as a far cheaper alternative] But now, those pencil-necked desk-jockeys at Suffolk…
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Woman bitten on the face by pelican she was trying to rescue
I’m going to put it out there. Animals are ungrateful bastards. You try to do one a good turn, and in return they try to eat your face. Ungrateful animals have tried to eat my face on many occasions, and I’ve lost count of the number of times that dog has pissed on my foot…
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Angry People in Local Newspapers Submission Guide
Angry People in Local Newspapers is a visual medium, which means we want news articles with pictures in them. And – as a rule – the picture should be of people who are angry at something. But rules are made to be broken, so we thought a submission guide would help you through the maze…
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Ron’s Ronosaurus v2.0: The Angry People in Local Newspapers Glossary
We thought it were high time that we made a glossary page of all the items we use on APILN. We’ll be adding more as we go along, and we’ll even try to keep it vaguely alphabetical, so bear with. A-Boards – The means that local newspapers use to advertise their wares. Often, they make…
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Relatives shocked to see a spare FOOT appear in grave during funeral
What’s the very worst that could happen at a funeral? I’ve actually been to the wrong person’s funeral, and was also partly responsible for nearly dropping my late mother’s coffin because undertakers are professionals at that sort of thing, and well-meaning relatives are not. Wrong bodies, the crematorium exploding, a brawl during an unfortunate double-booking…
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Ron’s Ronosaurus: The Angry People in Local Newspapers Glossary
We thought it were high time that we made a glossary page of all the items we use on APILN. We’ll be adding more as we go along, and we’ll even try to keep it vaguely alphabetical, so bear with. A-Boards – The means that local newspapers use to advertise their wares. Often, they make…
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Portsmouth woman discovers the customer service at The Range isn’t that good
Woman buys chair. Woman sits on chair. Chair collapses. Shop where she bought table and chair set for £600 tells her to do one. Portsmouth News: Value household store The Range tells woman told she won’t get refund for broken chair because it’s out of warranty despite it being a manufacturer’s fault Now, we quite like…