They moved the bus station next door to where these chaps live, and it wasn’t the lovely experience they were led to believe. No wonder they’re FUMMIN. Chester Chronicle: Living next door to new bus station is very, very awful So bad, that the chap on the right has lost his distinctive curly locks. Recognise him?…

My year at school was described as “the worst behaved we’ve ever had”, and that’s a badge of pride the class of 1982 wears with pride. But alas, it appears that we have been trumped by the class of 2017 at one of Australia’s most prestigious schools. We only had daily fire alarms, someone who…

Just to prove that Angry People in Local Newspapers isn’t solely a pursuit for the Anglo-Saxons, our spotter Jérôme sends this gem from France. And not only has she made a sign, she has resorted to that most British of tactics: SARCASM. Ouest-France: “There are still people left to crush! Put your foot down!” To be…

Another rule of Angry People in Local Newspapers: Never try to do a job that is usually done by the council. They don’t like it, especially if you bring the job home $64,500 under quote. CTV News: Retiree builds steps down to local park for $500 after council says they might get round to doing the…

This is one of those stories when you’re 100% on the side of the driver. Or 1O0%. This is mainly because private parking companies are in league with Satan, the Prince of Darkness – not in an evil way (OK, a bit), but in their slavish devotion to the rules that no person in possession…

Things you don’t do in life, no.390: Don’t go to the papers and announce that you might be planning to do something illegal. For example, going to the Portsmouth News saying that £20.10 is far too much for the council to take away your broken old fridge that you’ve had in your garage for years,…

This is Johnny Smith of Townsville, Queensland. Johnny is a bona fide hero, because Johnny’s got a bloody great trident, which he isn’t afraid to use against filthy dags out on the rob. Queensland Times: Man chases off hapless robbers with long spiky thing, petrol-driven power tools A man’s home is his castle, in that you…

Our spotter Laura writes, apropos of the kerfuffle over the BBC casting Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor. “It reminds me of a story I wrote 10 years ago about staff at a local tip potentially losing their jobs. “All pretty mundane stuff until they passed the phone over to a celebrity backing their cause…

Garden gnomes. Either you love ’em, or want to beat them to death with a cricket bat and force feed the remains to baboons, then fire the baboons in a rocket into the heart of the sun. We’re in the latter camp. But – hey – live and let live*. But in Cheshire, the appearance…

Angry People in Local Newspapers Trope no.32: Looking angrily at something that isn’t there. Usually this manifests itself as somebody pointing wanly at the space where a bicycle or car isn’t. In this case, it’s gurning at empty flower pots. Wolverhampton Express and Star: Stop stealing our plants and flowers, say care home staff Guy on…