More random news than you can fit on a biscuit and dunk in your tea
In rock and roll news this week, Brighton Hove City Council have told Pink Floyd’s David Gilmore that his beach hut is an eyesore, and must go. The beach hut, located on the grounds of the Star’s £3million seafront mansion has been condemned, and despite protests from his wife, the
In May of this year, Yvonne the dairy cow escaped slaughter by physically “bull” dozing her way through a 4,000 watt electric fence to freedom, making bovine history. Living amongst deer and foraging with them, Yvonne was facing a shoot to kill order when she ran out in traffic and
Is your dog stressed? Perhaps the pressures of daily walks, chasing one’s own behind is causing them sleepless nights? Fear not, the solution is at hand. What your dog needs is a jolly good session of Dog Yoga. Doga (no, we did not make that up) is the latest craze
A German cow destined for the slaughter house got wind of her ill fate and has been on the run since May. Yvonne the cow was doomed to be dog food when she made a break for it in late May. Since then she has been hunted but to no
We’ve all heard of people using an old stocking to replace their fanbelt in an emergency, but a snake? Mechanics at a garage in Oxford had more than they bargained for this month when they lifted the bonnet of a car to discover a seven foot boa constrictor lurking within.
In wildlife news this week a swannery in Dorset has come up with a unique way of deterring predatory foxes from attacking their swans. According to The Independent a local farmer put the staff at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset onto a novel, non-violent fox deterrent. Apparently foxes have a particular
It has been brought to our attention this week that the lovely Fiona Bruce was attacked with shaving foam whilst filming The Antiques Road Show at Hartland Abbey in Devon. What could easily be described as a teenage prank, were it not for the perpetrators being thirty-two and forty-two, resulted
Have you ever watched an action film where two men fight atop a moving train and thought how do they keep their balance? Well that is what a Worthing man decided to find out last week. A passenger train in Sussex was stopped on Wednesday July 27th at approximately 14:25
In international news this week, a Swedish woman could be facing criminal charges after unlawfully housing a hedgehog for over a month. The woman discovered her prickly pal in the street some time in June and decided to take him in. He lived on such luxuries as cat food and
Police work is not for everyone. It is tough: long hours, physically draining and the threat of physical violence. It certainly was not for Vegas, a retiring German Shepherd from Northumbria. According to police she did not like loud noises, was nervous of children and averse to biting. Apparently biting
