Category Archives: Community spirit
Bastard pensioner targets bastard aristocrats
It’s excellent to see the sophisticated OAPs of the north-east beginning to take direct action where it matters. The Northern Echo, 21 February 2011 (story): Water supply feud leads to pensioner’s threat to Percy family POLICE have been alerted after … Continue reading
Basingstoke fluffs its lie-ins
It’s lovely when a community conjures up a bit of Blitz Spirit to unite around a common cause. In this case, the entire population of Basingstoke is pulling together to muster all of the tumble dryer fluff it can possibly … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Local tedium
The Great Louth Leader Giveaway, contd. contd.
With public spending cuts beginning to bite, the Louth Leader continues its incredible freebie frenzy in a desperate bid to single-handedly salvage the Lincolnshire economy. We’ve already seen them give away a free scone, some free butcher’s Lincolnshire sausages and … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Free goodies
A Christmas visit from the ‘House Doctor’
Christmas is a period of warmth and happiness, uniting communities up and down the land with love and festive cheer. But apart from all that, Redcar’s bitter neighbourly disputes continue every year without interruption; and let’s face it, that’s going … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Heartless bastards
The Great Louth Leader Giveaway, contd.
A nation licks its lips in anticipation of the next perishable items to be given away as part of the Louth Leader‘s extraordinary generosity drive… Hang on: it was bloody sausages last week! All they’ve done is add a pastry … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Free goodies
Bike light fetishist seeks similar
This is surely one of the strangest personals ads ever seen in a local newspaper. Bridgwater Mercury, 19 October 2010 (story): Police urge victims of bike light theft to get in touch Bridgwater police are appealing for cyclists who have … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Justice
The most generous newspaper in Louth
Hats off to the Louth Leader and its Victorian sense of benevolence towards the peasant readership in these times of austerity. They won’t let you go hungry. 5 October 2010 (link): Mmmmmm, that was indeed a delicious FREE scone. And … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Free goodies
Take the time to say ‘thank you’
For most people, a ‘thank you’ letter conjures distant childhood memories of being forced to put pen to paper and thank an auntie for the hideous jumper she sent for a birthday. But it appears there are people out there … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Letters to the Editor
Important luncheon club update
Whilst waiting for a train connection at York railway station the other day, I pounced on the opportunity to purchase a copy of the Gazette & Herald, self-proclaimed as “Ryedale’s biggest selling weekly newspaper”. It turns out it has one … Continue reading
Filed under Community spirit, Widows
