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Why oh why oh why can’t we have free dog poo bags any more?
Bear with us. We’re posting this one not for the issues surrounding council funding and the provision of free dog poo backs to pet owners. Oh no, we’re posting this one because of the idiot look on the dog’s face. Leader Weekly: Anger at council plan to scrap free dog poo bags as part of cost-cutting…
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Kiddiewink is being kept awake at night by farting noises coming from nearby car park
Who – we ask again – is going to think of the kiddiewinks? This kiddiewink in question is being kept awake at night by loudspeakers at a nearby car park designed to keep hoons and other troublemakers at bay. Hoons, people. Hoons. Worcester News: Anti-hoon megaphones are keeping this kiddiewink awake at night with their constant…
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With all of Sheffield’s problems solved, residents hit out at mess caused by council grass cutting
This story is absolutely textbook when it comes to angry pointing, and needs to be preserved for the ages. The British Library is unlikely to take it, so here we are with some of the finest fury ever committed to newsprint. Sheffield Star: Residents recoil in horror at the mess left by council grass cutters And…
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Grandfather in stoush with local police over ‘dumped’ mobile phone
Remember that time newly-knighted Sir Billy Connolly shaved off his beard and ran amok with a hammer? Neither do we, but here he is, bold as brass, waving his big tool around the streets of New Zealand over a lost mobile phone. You tell ’em, Sir Big Yin. Stuuf.nz: Grandfather finds out one week too late…
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Old boy pleads with council to fix broken traffic lights
One man and his warning sign. He loves it so much, he touches it, caresses it, never wants it to be taken down. And in a world where love is in such short supply, who are we to come between them? Gloucester Live: Residents win victory in battle to have broken traffic lights repaired …and man…
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Company man at his wits end after going without internet for three months
Lack of internet makes for angry punters. Even worse if your business relies on the pencil-necked desk-jockeys getting their act together and providing you with a decent service. Bad enough to have your head in your hands. And there’s so much going on in this picture – can you spot it all? Cornwall Live: Businessman has…
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Grave of woman who was killed by a car 25 years ago is hit by a car and that’s a dark, dreadful irony
This story may offend. If you are easily offended, don’t say we didn’t warn you. Angry People in Local Newspapers – we’re not just here for the nice things in life. We’re also here for those sad, tragic stories that also make you snort coffee through your nose because we are terrible, TERRIBLE people. Like this…
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Local councillor doesn’t like big fences, messy pigeons, dog turds
Councillor Roy Davies obvious cares a lot about the people he represents in Darwen, and he expresses this care through regular appearances in the Lancashire Telegraph. Lots of things make him angry, so he appears in the Lancashire Telegraph quite a lot. Lancashire Telegraph: Councillor Roy is angry over huge fence put up without permission And…
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People who don’t read the signs at car parks and then get cross when they receive a fine
No, really – we should have a section on this site called “People who don’t read the signs at car parks and then get cross when they receive a fine”, because that’s what about 50% of angry people stories boil down to. The other 50%, as you know, are about bins. Clacton and Frinton Gazette:…
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Kiddiewinks and their mums furious after being made to wear school blazers in the heat
It’s still too bloody hot, and here comes the first ridiculous school rules/sunny weather crossover of the summer. And as usual, it’s the poor bloody kids who are going to get it in the neck from their peers for appearing in the local rag. Bournemouth Echo: Mums furious, kids slightly miffed after being forced to wear…