Angry People in Local Newspapers

Tag: Pointing

  • Thirty yards of cycling hell, a nice cup of tea, and a slug

    Thirty yards of cycling hell, a nice cup of tea, and a slug

    This from the Lancashire Post is local news reporting at its very finest and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. Lancashire Post: Local woman rides entire length of new cycle lane Honestly, this video is one minute and 48 seconds of suspense, drama, personal growth, and a happy ending. But it’s a good thing…

  • Paris destroyed/Paris saved

    Paris destroyed/Paris saved

    How many round-ups of local newspaper headlines begin with an obscure reference to the film Superman II (1980, dir: Richard Lester)? Just this one, that’s how many.

  • Normal for [insert name of town, city, county, or region]

    Normal for [insert name of town, city, county, or region]

    Everything is, as usual, ruined. And it’s always somebody else’s fault and the only way to express this is through the pages of your local newspaper. Welcome, you.

  • It could be you. But it isn’t

    It could be you. But it isn’t

    Another week, another bunch of folks dealt a hand from the bottom of the pack. Who, for reasons left unexplained, still went to the papers.

  • Oh No! It’s Another Angry People In Local Newspapers Greatest Hits Post

    Oh No! It’s Another Angry People In Local Newspapers Greatest Hits Post

    Every now and then (usually when the hosting bill arrives) we remember we’ve got a website and decide to get our money’s worth with a greatest hits post. This is one of those times.

  • Just none cornettos, illegal sprinkles and other stories

    Just none cornettos, illegal sprinkles and other stories

    Another week, another parade of people who have thought – for one reason or another – that their lives could be improved by taking their problems to their local news organisation and pointing angrily at the thing that made them angry. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Stoke Sentinel: NHS worker absolutely furious as…

  • Oh Lordy, it’s another Best of APILN post – 27 September

    Oh Lordy, it’s another Best of APILN post – 27 September

    We might as well kick off with the important stuff. Where were you in 1987? ________________________________________ Bristol Post: Locals upset as post office and post box close Some of the finest mugging to camera you are ever likely to witness. ________________________________________ Anonymous Google Maps vandalism is on a par with Wikipedia vandalism, and is a…

  • The really very important APILN submission guide

    The really very important APILN submission guide

    So you’ve found a funny news story to submit to Angry People in Local Newspapers. We get hundreds of submissions every day, which we whittle down to about ten or so for your delight and/or fury. The whole idea is that APILN is a fun look at people’s everyday frustrations about BINS, parking, pencil-necked desk…

  • A big bunch of angry people, in local newspapers

    A big bunch of angry people, in local newspapers

    It’s June, and we don’t update this site enough. So here we are with the best of recent posts. Edinburgh Evening News: New volleyball court at school is ruining quality of life Fingers in ears. A classic of the genre. We just dislike volleyball on grounds of taste. Epsom Guardian: Mum VOWS NEVER TO RETURN…

  • We’re back and people are still pointing at things

    We’re back and people are still pointing at things

    We thought it was high time we grabbed our website back from the spammers, and it might even be working now. Any road up, people are still pointing at things, and it is our duty to point and laugh. Northampton Chronicle: Woman is furious because council workers didn’t rake up grass cuttings outside her house…