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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 7h
Beavers, everybody. Beavers.
notesfrompoland.com
Beavers destroy sign warning about beavers
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 8h
“Students go to the pub” is hardly news, yet here we are.
thecourier.co.uk
What six stylish St Andrews students wore to new Wetherspoons
There were styles inspired by the Duke of Windsor and a student's grandfather, plus vintage and Harvard-inspired looks.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 9h
It was the bad taste police
Driver fined and banned after police catch him in a Suzuki Swift.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 9h
Would this, by any chance, be an accident waiting to happen?
wiltshiretimes.co.uk
Farmer warns subsidence on notorious road could cause serious crash
A Wiltshire farmer has warned that serious subsidence on a bend on a notorious road could put motorists at risk of losing control of their vehicles.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 9h
Yes yes but tell us how you got your Blue Peter badge.
expressandstar.com
Watch: Walsall residents fed up after sewage spills into their flats
Residents said there was a “strong” smell of sewage
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 9h
(Most likely a Sandman fan)
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 9h
We don’t point and laugh at people’s names, but Lucifer Morningstar. He’s called Lucifer Morningstar.
newsandstar.co.uk
Driver blamed his speeding through M6 roadworks on 'screaming kids' in back of car
M6 driver Lucifer Morningstar blamed screaming children and a medical emergency for doing 59mph in 40mph roadworks near Penrith. He was fined £368.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 12h
He used Vicks Vapor rub instead of lube.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 14h
The “Beats off” Chronicles day one hundred and fifty-three: The suspects were described as being of medium build, with short black curly hair, and short black curly hair.
Brave dad beats off robbers in Norton shop attack
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 14h
Dad is FUMMIN after his daughter does a good turn at school but is punished for breaking the ’No phones’ rule.
kentonline.co.uk
‘She was just trying to help’: Dad defends daughter suspended for having phone
A father has challenged his daughter’s ten day suspension after her phone fell from her blazer as she helped a pupil having a seizure.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 15h
Is it one of ours, by any chance? bsky.app/profile/apil...
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 15h
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Roy Hodgson
Alt: Roy Hodgson
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 15h
Things which are not like climbing Ben Nevis while doing jazz hands: This admittedly shoddy pavement repair.
worcesternews.co.uk
'It’s like climbing Ben Nevis on the way to the park' - Residents slam 1ft high bump
Locals on Park Avenue in Claines, Worcester, joked that their daily walks now feel like climbing Ben Nevis.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
Peaky Blinders cap. That is all. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2661702...
Second homes tax sent for scrutiny after councillors demand more evidence

Man with a dog. He is wearing a peaky blinders cap.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
“Got any Dibnahs? Sorted!”
yorkmix.com
Woman selling drugs at steam traction rally hit victim with a chair, say witnesses
 
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
So much going on here, but our takeaway is the advice from locals that Newark just smells of poo.
newarkadvertiser.co.uk
Mother says she will move away from Newark due to ‘psychologically distressing’ smell of rotten eggs
A disappointed resident claims she is being “pushed out” of her home due to a lack of action over “strong, intense and nauseating smells”.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
The Further Adventures of Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester: Sir Bob is very much in favour of opening a barrier at the football ground which is stopping people from getting to the football ground. Why people would want to watch Colchester United is another matter.
gazette-news.co.uk
Colchester United barrier lift proposed for NEXT WEEK'S full council meeting
A motion will be proposed at a full council meeting, next week, to introduce a six-game trial to lift the barrier following Colchester United home matches.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
Oldiewonk vs ParkingBastard™️ no. 17,375,099: Ends pretty much as you’d expect.
pressandjournal.co.uk
Inverness driver furious after debt collectors chase fine she didn't know she owed from city centre car park
Martha Barnes, 77, was fined £170 after overstaying at the Strothers Lane car park, which could have been reduced to £60 if she had been told she owed it.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
Still in Germany 🇩🇪: Images have emerged of the Munich panther from yesterday. Cat.
merkur.de
„Und dann ist mir der riesig lange Schwanz aufgefallen“: Hier die Aufnahmen der Großkatze
Ein Jäger hat im Notzingermoos eine Großkatze mit der Wärmebildkamera gefilmt. Experten halten das Tier für einen Puma – was den Kreisjagdverbands-Chef beunruhigt.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
We had a manager who called the office Christmas party the “end-of-year gathering”, and did we complain? Hell yes, but not because of the political correctness, but because he was a twat.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
Pop Bands in the News day twenty-five: Madness. Don’t let the nutty boys pick the England team, mate. It’ll be an embarrassment.
ESPN: Thomas Tuchel: 'Madness' to let Premier League managers make calls on resting England players.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 17h
Meanwhile in Munich 🇩🇪: Shop which rents out lederhosen and dirndls to Oktoberfest visitors would really appreciate it if people could stop stealing them.
tz.de
Dieser Laden in München vermietet Oktoberfest-Outfits – doch kaum einer bringt sie je zurück
Ein Pop-up-Shop im Glockenbachviertel zieht viele internationale Gäste an. Hier kann man die Tracht für das Oktoberfest nicht nur kaufen, sondern auch leihen.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 18h
Don’t you think the Christmas culture wars start earlier every year?
Of course it’s the Daily Telegraph: Christmas cards rebranded 'winter cards' in school's inclusivity drive.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 18h
“Hey bloke, stop stealing my ideas,” says Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton Academical.
bbc.co.uk
Man changes name to 'Mr Dorking Wanderers'
Superfan Keith Thripp, from Portsmouth, says he woke up one morning and had the idea spontaneously.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 18h
Spiny Norman’s back - in bank note form!
bbc.co.uk
Bank of England reveals the four animals to feature on banknotes
The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 18h
You go years without a Peter Gabriel post then two come along at once.
plymouthherald.co.uk
South West Water admits MASKING Ernesettle stench for years
'They knew, and they let it carry on. They don't even measure how it affects people here.'
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Won’t anybody think of the oldiewonks?
theargus.co.uk
Residents bring collapsible chairs as bus shelter delays branded 'shambolic'
Liberal Democrat councillors hit out at Lewes council's "shambolic" management of bus shelters as passengers resort to bringing their own collapsible chairs.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Peter Gabriel releases his new album “The housing association hasn’t fixed the lift in our tower block, and now all the lights on the staircases have blown, rent’s expensive enough as it is and we’re trapped in our own homes”. Available at Our Price Records today!
New Peter Gabriel album, he looks bloody miserable.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This has all the hallmarks of a Home You Go Waiting To Happen. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News 
'Wear more clothes if it's cold,' schools told as energy bills rise.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Meanwhile in Germany 🇩🇪, a puma has been spotted near Munich airport “despite there being no circus nearby” Ja, es ist eine Katze.
sueddeutsche.de
Nahe dem Flughafen München: Polizei sucht mit Hubschrauber und Drohnen nach mutmaßlich freilaufendem Puma
Die Raubkatze soll in der Nähe des Airports gesichtet worden sein. Das Landratsamt Erding warnt, Kinder unbeaufsichtigt spielen zu lassen.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The “Beats off” Chronicles day one hundred and fifty-two: Risky business getting beaten off by a swan. It could break your arm, you know.
The Black Swan at Oldstead beats off prestigious rivals to be named best in the world.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The full Sheffield Star. Deleted from their website, but 4eva in are harts.
Sheffield Star: Three furious neighbours point at grass clippings.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Furious that this guy didn’t grab a couple of neighbours and go the full Sheffield Star on the grass cuttings (see comments). Very poor show.
thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
Resident hits out as council mowers leave estate 'messy'
A Kendal man says he is forced to clear up after council grass cutters.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Old man in hi-vis on bike says he doesn’t like the new mural under the A1.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Residents of small English village slam 'child-like' £47,000 mural underneath A1
Bassetlaw District Council spent nearly double their budget on the mural
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That caravan is very cursed indeed. I’ve never seen a caravan more cursed, and I’ve seen LOADS.
theboltonnews.co.uk
Caravan linked to year-long row relocates to nearby street
Farnworth caravan removed from Regent Walk car park appears on Valdene Drive, prompting residents’ safety concerns. Bolton Council is monitoring the area.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“We were in Helsinki on a stag night, and were both simultaneously caught short - the full turtle’s head and everything. Luckily, Ruslan here had his lock pick on him, and we almost made it to the toilet in time. An innocent stag night, that is all that happened.” metro.co.uk/2026/10/06/p...
Metro: Putin's new intimidation tactic:
Sending agents to 'poo' in homes of Finnish MPs.The two Russian spies who killed an innocent woman in Wiltshire. What a pair of hideous shitheels.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Congratulations Mr and Mrs Springer, it’s a healthy baby. What are you going to call him/her?” “Well, Global is a good gender neutral name, especially if they get a job for Chinese State media”.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Change a single letter, and suddenly it’s the musical version of @stephenking.bsky.social’s Christine 🎵 The car came back the very next day The car came back, they thought he was a goner 🎶
Kenilworth Nub News: Abandoned car removed from Kenilworth road after nearly three months!

Yet, there it is, still there. An aging Arnie Cunningham (pictured) looks vexed.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There’s a fine line.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pop Bands in the News day twenty-four: Dire Straits. FACT CHECK - There are no Italian people in Dire Straits.
We Talk:
Inflation leaves Italian people in dire straits.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am being serious, and don’t call me Shirley.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Perhaps these uneducated yobs were trying to get into the library to access the lovely free education inside. On second thoughts ha ha god no.
dailyecho.co.uk
'Uneducated yobs' smash community library windows
Shirley library windows smashed on September 28, with a precinct canopy also damaged. Police appeal for witnesses, citing crime reference 44260477065.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Typical Jersey. It had only popped along to talk to the council about its plans to build a bungalow behind the water treatment plant.
jerseyeveningpost.com
Residents air frustrations over sewage tank at public meeting - Jersey Evening Post
A MINISTER has pledged to seek to improve communication with residents after around 100 people attended a public meeting in St Peter to express ongoing frustrations over a giant sewage storage tank in...
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sorry lads, Dan’s out.
Dan Neidle saying Not too keen about this, to be honest.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The “Beats off” Chronicles day one hundred and fifty-one: We’ve given this some thought, and the answer is “very carefully and probably head first”
How to fill the Chancellor's hole, with Dan Neidle.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cat.
coventrytelegraph.net
'Multiple sightings of Catfoot' as Beast of Binley Woods seen 'darting around'
It has its own nickname
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This one’s for all of you out there with embarrassing parents. Also confirming that the headline is missing the words “sex arse incident”. pulsetasmania.com.au/news/ryan-po...
RYAN POSSELT CALLS
SECURITY ON HIS MUM AFTER BLOW-UP.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We don’t usually do stories where people have come to harm, but a) this looks important and b) it contains the line “but he's been left with an enduring wariness of soup tins”, so what can you do?
abc.net.au
Tomato soup tin explodes in man's face, slicing open his nose
A tin of tomato soup has exploded in a man's face, leaving him with a nasty wound.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Say it with a northern accent and you’re fine.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Obligatory.
Brooklyn Beckham’s terrible photo of an elephant. 

elephants in kenya.
so hard to photograph but incredible to see.
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