[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[David9694]

More news emanating from

More news emanating from Somerton, Dorset. 

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/man-arrested-after-car-reported-8218282

[IanMSpencer]

Ah, it did, though sound
Ah, it did though sound rather like the things that might go on in Somerton – I don’t visit my sister there!

[David9694]

Yes, I guess there’s more

Yes, I guess there’s more county branded sites (which I like) than news, so you get things like this actually from Boston, Lincs.

“I’m so sorry to hear about the action taken against this couple – they are lovely.”

https://www.dorset.live/complaints-cockerels-crow-every-15-8214946

[mark1a]

I think it was syndicated

I think it was syndicated across all of the Retch plc local titles, so also in Dorset Live, etc. 

[David9694]

Blandford Forum, that well

Blandford Forum, that well-known Somerset town.

[IanMSpencer]

They’re a rum lot in Somerset

They’re a rum lot in Somerset.

[Hirsute]

Not sure where to put this,

Not sure where to put this, so this will have to do

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23355074.colchester-man-used-bike-pump-weapon-march-2022/

“During the incident, Southby, 36, grabbed a bike pump and adapted it “for use as a weapon”.”

“The bike pump has been confiscated and will be destroyed.” !!

[David9694]

Man had sex on neighbour’s

Man had sex on neighbour’s bollard amid angry parking row

He performed another lewd act after sustained arguments

Another one to file under W for “What cars do to do people”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/man-sex-neighbours-bollard-amid-8214166

[ktache]

Three offences, and the phone

Three offences, and the phone one is a £200 fine on its own.

The police must try a bit harder there…

Good user name change there.

[Hirsute]

A van driver who made a rude

A van driver who made a rude gesture as officers filmed him from an unmarked police HGV has been fined £200.

The motorist was spotted on the A1(M) near Wetherby without a seat belt and using a mobile phone.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leeds-60834509

[David9694]

No more sheep stories please

No more sheep stories please  – they’re baaarred. 

[Awavey]

Looks like it had a close
Looks like it had a close shave, hope it wasn’t fleeced for travelling without a ticket

[Hirsute]

More sheep
More sheep
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-64836739

[David9694]

Don’t forget insurance e.g. 

Don’t forget insurance e.g. 

https://www.completecovergroup.com/products/car-insurance-with-speeding-convictions/

[David9694]

I cam imagine the bench

I can imagine the bench reacting with horror at the idea of riding a bike 4 miles. 

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