Locals slam plan to erect safety barriers along Weymouth harbour wall

Coastal residents have slammed a decision to install safety barriers along a harbour wall and claimed the move will put an end to the age-old tradition of eating fish and chips on the seafront   The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ‘advised’ councillors that railings needed to be installed along the sea wall at Custom House … Read more

Every pub and restaurant will be allowed to erect a MARQUEE to boost trade after lockdown 

Get ready for an ale fresco summer! Every pub and restaurant will be allowed to erect a MARQUEE to boost trade after lockdown Robert Jenrick will announce the move as a £56 million ‘welcome back’ initiative  Ministers announced £100 million support for reopening of local authority gyms It is hoped move will help hospitality sector … Read more

Dolly Parton declines Tennessee legislators bill to erect statue of her on Capitol grounds

Dolly Parton politely declines Tennessee legislators’ bill to erect a statue of her on Capitol grounds Dolly Parton, 75, has pushed back on a bill aiming to erect a monument of her on the Capitol grounds in her home state of Tennessee   State representative John Mark Windle introduced legislation last month to create and design … Read more

Bungling council workers erect incorrect road sign in Herne Bay

They’ve had a night-MARE! Bungling council workers are mocked for renaming Herne Bay in Kent ‘Horse Bay’ on road sign Kent County Council commissioned a road sign which got the location wrong Officials wanted to direct motorists towards the popular seaside town Herne Bay Instead, the sign erected told people that they were heading to … Read more

Villagers erect a roadside TOILET for Amazon lorry drivers

Villagers have erected a roadside toilet for Amazon lorry drivers because they are so fed up with truckers defecating next to their vehicles. Locals in Hoo, Kent, have been complaining for more than two years about HGV drivers visiting an Amazon warehouse. Workers park on grass verges along busy roads before leaving the mess to … Read more

Lake District locals erect fake signs to keep tourists away

Angry villagers near a popular beauty spot have barricaded themselves in with makeshift roadblocks and plastic fences in a bid to fend off hoards of tourists amid the coronavirus crisis. Residents living in the Lake District, in Cumbria, are putting out traffic barriers and industrial waste bins across roads – which is against the law … Read more