Category Archives: Editorial
On indefinite hiatus, definitely
Apologies to the loyal readers who have continued to turn to these pages over the past six months without any joy. The Nether Regions newsroom has ground to a standstill for now, but will be back at some point. Maybe. … Continue reading
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Hellraising a toast
Forget ‘daddy or chips?’, this is a real-life case of ‘the kids or toast?’. It’s clear where this father’s loyalties lie. Blackpool Gazette, 26 May 20010: Man slapped girlfriend in toast row A MAN slapped his girlfriend’s face when she … Continue reading
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Top of the vox pops
Ah, the dreaded ‘vox pop’. A staple feature of regional newspaper coverage against all better judgement, this peculiar exercise sees news reporters regularly dispatched into the dangerous streets in search of pithy comments from the unemployed and those running errands. … Continue reading
White and large
An appeal to readers: please look out for anyone who may fit this description. The Bolton News, 25 January 2009: Teenager tells of club attack ordeal A TEENAGER has described the moment he was attacked in a Bolton nightclub on … Continue reading
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Serving the community since 2010…
The nether regions will exist to document the manifold joys provided by local newspapers and other regional media. It will not be a bog-standard ‘OMG look at this strange/weird/bizarre/zany/bonkers news story’ kind of website (but such stories might, naturally, crop … Continue reading
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