Angry people in local newspapers

Bizarre bus misery anger

2012-02-14T12:00:00.002Z

Northern Echo: Some people complain about too many buses, while some people get no buses at all. Help!

I'd show her my extensive collection of bus tickets. And my bus ticket machine. And several other things to do with buses. Mmmm... buses

Spotter's Badge: Nick

Builders' vans anger

2012-02-14T08:00:00.002Z

Essex Echo: Angers as builders' vans clog up street

With a picture of a clogged up street

Spotter's Badge: Barry

Boggy mess anger

2012-02-14T07:50:00.002Z

Watford Observer: Fury as motorists turn village green into 'boggy mess'

He's so furious he can't even look at the camera

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Road repairs anger

2012-02-14T07:40:00.002Z

Plymouth Herald: Resident angry over poor quality of road repairs

Nice coat

Spotter's Badge: John

Car park pothole anger

2012-02-13T12:00:00.002Z

Coventry Telegraph: Business man slams council over demands to resurface car park

He's doing pretty well - he's sold all but one of his stock

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Bad E-fit

2012-02-13T08:00:00.002Z

Bournemouth Echo: Police seek suspect after house burglary

So, if you know of a man who looks EXACTLY like a light bulb, that number again: 999

Don't have nightmares

Youth fitness anger

2012-02-13T07:50:00.002Z

Cambridge News: Man who caught crook something something dunno

ANGER in ACTION

Spotter's Badge: @Al__S

Drop kerb anger

2012-02-13T07:40:00.001Z

Blackpool Gazette: Residents charged £350 for dropped kerb they don't need

Photo taken by brave photographer seconds after he was run over

Court costs anger

2012-02-12T12:00:00.002Z

Cambridge News: Fighting fund set up to help local man take case to High Court

No comment. No comment at all.

Spotter's Badge: Cory

Buffalo Anger

2012-02-12T07:50:00.002Z

Edinburgh Evening News: Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Lodge could close over £40,000 repair bill

That's certainly bad GNUS for them!

Spotter's Badge: Caroline

Bad E-fit

2012-02-12T07:40:00.002Z

Basingstoke Gazette: Police search for suspect in underpass robbery

"Mucking about with MS Paint is no way to go through life, son"

Don't have nightmares

OAP Dog Poo Anger

2012-02-12T07:30:00.001Z

Swindon Advertiser: Woman urges dog owners to clear up after their pets

Headline should read: "Swindon woman shocked by clown shoes"

Exploding house anger

2012-02-11T12:00:00.002Z

Manchester Evening News: Salford council should buy my house, says poison gas saga woman

"PARP"

Spotter's Badge: Charlotte

Shopping centre anger

2012-02-11T08:00:00.001Z

Sunderland Echo: Man banned from shopping centre as guide dog won't stop pooing

Sunderland guide dog is Newcastle fan, obviously

Stolen Hawk Anger

2012-02-11T07:50:00.001Z

Edinburgh Evening News: Owner's anger as thieves take off with prized birds

Err... nice sunset

Spotter's Badge: Caroline

Escaped cow anger

2012-02-11T07:40:00.003Z

Shropshire Star: Drivers dismayed as escaped cows run amok through town

Big Cities: THE COWS ARE COMING

Spotter's Badge: Matt

Charity Zumba anger

2012-02-10T12:00:00.002Z

Middlesbrough Gazette: Charity Zumba-thon clashes with major FA Cup match

"I'd take her to a replay"

Spotter's Badge: Charlotte

Stolen ID anger

2012-02-10T08:00:00.002Z

Bexley News Shopper: Anger as customer finds he is one of 1.4m victims after personal data goes missing

..which means there are possibly 1,399,999 identical news stories out there exactly like this one. PAYDIRT!

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Door mat anger

2012-02-10T07:50:00.003Z

Victoria Herald Sun: Woman's anger as door mat is confiscated by housing complex

"I'd take part in a detailed search for her doormat"

Spotter's Badge: Simon

Trouser snake anger

2012-02-10T07:40:00.002Z

Tasmania Advocate: Man's lucky escape as he finds deadly snake down his trousers

He lives in a place called "Paradise". I beg to differ.

Spotter's Badge: Coz

Bottle of water anger

2012-02-09T12:00:00.003Z

Kent Online: Police called to kids' play area over bottle of water

And proper pwnage in the comments from the lady in the story, for the win

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Broken boiler anger

2012-02-09T08:00:00.002Z

The Citizen: Family forced out of home by broken boiler

And despite the sad, sad eyes, no sympathy at all from the armchair generals in the comments

Butcher shop anger

2012-02-09T07:50:00.002Z

Border Telegraph: Reward offered after break-in at butchers shop

With a picture of what stolen money may look like

Spotter's Badge: Gary

It's the return of the Sunshine Coast Daily anger

2012-02-09T07:40:00.002Z

Sunshine Coast Daily: Robbery witness angry after being put on hold by phone operator

That's one angry baker

Spotter's Badge: Peter

Saggy sofa anger

2012-02-08T12:00:00.002Z

Yorkshire Evening Post: Anger as £2,000 sofa develops sag

"EXCLUSIVE!" screams the Post. Yeah, there's a reason for that...

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Motorcycling Emptiness anger

2012-02-08T08:00:00.002Z

Swindon Advertiser: Police to clamp down on illegal motorbiking

That picture MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, which makes it brilliant

Spotter's Badge: Morgan

Dog poo crusade anger

2012-02-08T07:50:00.001Z

Colchester Daily Gazette: DIY crusade against dog mess in Colchester

THE HOLY GRAIL: A dog pointing at dog poo

Massive potholes anger

2012-02-08T07:40:00.001Z

Northants Evening Telegraph: Road labelled one of the worst for potholes

You can't fool me - you've photoshopped on pictures of the surface of the moon

Distraction theft anger

2012-02-07T12:00:00.002Z

Dorset Echo: Hairdresser's anger as distraction thieves raid salon

"I'd let her distract me over a period of several hours"

Angry People in Local Newspapers webmaster anger

2012-02-07T09:17:00.002Z

Scaryduck dot com : Angry People in Local Newspapers webmaster holds Angry People in Local Newspapers masterclass, points at turds and a shed and things

Look at him. Pathetic. And what's that on his chin?

Disused garage anger

2012-02-07T08:00:00.002Z

Sunderland Echo: Resident angry as 'eyesore' garage goes unused for years

DRIVE-IN RUB AND TUG SHOP

Funeral Home anger

2012-02-07T07:50:00.002Z

Portsmouth News: Petition to stop funeral home opening in Portsmouth

"DUMP ALL THE STIFFS IN THE SEA!"

Spotter's Badge: Jon

Sewage battle anger

2012-02-07T07:40:00.001Z

Reading Evening Post: Neighbours fight Reading's legendary river of shit

On the plus side, they'll never have to buy tomatoes ever again

Dead duck and sacks of poo anger

2012-02-06T14:00:00.001Z

Kent Online: Serial nutter leaving sacks of poo, dead ducks in village square

A couple of call-out quotes from this brilliant story:

"If someone is doing this in a bag, they might not be the most suitable person to have a gun."

"We believe the ducks and the human waste are linked."

YOU CAN'T PROVE A THING

Also, I done a poem:

There was a strange man from Hoo
Who filled plastic bags with poo
He added some ducks
That had ran out of luck
And left them on the roof of the loo

Spotter's Badge: Dan, Mikael, everybody in the whole world

Jail term cut anger

2012-02-06T12:00:00.003Z

Derby Telegraph: Anger as rogue traders have jail terms cut

Angry Miranda Hart is Angry

Spotter's Badge: @L0wey

Football club break-in anger

2012-02-06T08:00:00.001Z

Oxford Mail: Dismay as crims repeatedly target football club

"They've even stolen all the kit. We're having to turn out naked"

Illegal fireworks anger

2012-02-06T07:50:00.001Z

Whittlesea Leader: Police fed up with illegal fireworks

The one thing I have learned from this piece is that Australia has a law called the Crimes Act, to protect people from CRIMES

Yellow line anger

2012-02-06T07:40:00.002Z

Derby Telegraph: Driver gets ticket after workmen paint yellow lines under his car

A perfect storm of anger, fury, and a lovely sky

Spotter's Badge: Peter

Elvis jumpsuit anger

2012-02-05T14:45:00.002Z

Sunderland Echo: Elvis impersonator buys jumpsuit over the internet, finds it doesn't fit

Oh, the humanity!

Spotter's Badge: Stephen

Speed humps anger

2012-02-05T12:00:00.002Z

Sunderland Echo: Proposed speed bumps will be 'living hell'

I've got a dodgy ankle, and I'm dismayed at plans to install "stairs" in houses. Do I get in the paper?

Flooded crater anger

2012-02-05T08:00:00.001Z

Yorkshire Evening Post: Fears for kids' safety as large crater fills with water

Kid on the right going "Yes! Free swimming pool!"

Spotter's Badge: Danny

Blank wall anger

2012-02-05T07:50:00.002Z

Middlesbrough Gazette: Anger over 30m wall in Middlesbrough street

101 Uses for a Lionel Blair: Wall fondler

Blocked footpath anger

2012-02-05T07:40:00.002Z

Westerham Chronicle: Dog walkers protest as company blocks footpath

Look at the fury on the faces of those hounds. Remember: They're only two missed meals from remembering they're wolves

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Car park litter anger

2012-02-04T12:00:00.001Z

Edenbridge Courier: Supermarket 'named and shamed' over litter

First World Problems: "The Co-op site makes me weep every time I see it."

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Cigarette Raid Anger

2012-02-04T08:00:00.002Z

Doncaster Free Press: Shopkeep's fury as Trading Standards wrongly confiscate cigarettes

"And there's a quarter of sherbert lemons we never got back"

Spotter's Badge: Mark

Dead sheep anger

2012-02-04T07:50:00.001Z

Plymouth Herald: Farmer's anger at speeding drivers as sheep killed on Dartmoor roads

Happy ending: "I'm feeling a bit better. Can I go for a walk now?"

Spotter's Badge: Rachel

Manhole cover anger

2012-02-04T07:40:00.002Z

This is Local London: Noise from manhole cover 'driving woman insane'

With a picture of what an insane woman might look like

Spotter's Badge: David

Rubbish collection anger

2012-02-03T12:00:00.001Z

Bexley News Shopper: Man blasts council after they fail to empty his bin

"Escalated to a bin supervisor". Is that good or bad?

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Channel Island dog poop anger

2012-02-03T08:00:00.002Z

Guernsey Press: Dad fed up of dodging dog mess on the way to school

Our first Channel Island Angry, I believe. Welcome to the fray.

Student litter anger

2012-02-03T07:50:00.002Z

Leek Post and Times: One-man campaign blames students for streets full of litter

"It is truly a disgrace and does not bode well for the future."

Spotter's Badge: Peter

Bus lane anger

2012-02-03T07:40:00.002Z

Croydon Guardian: Bus training company fined for driving in a bus lane

This, students of the art of angry newspaper photography, is how it is done. Top marks, Croydon Guardian

Standing in an empty swimming pool anger

2012-02-02T12:00:00.002Z

Manly Daily: Flood of anger as local school cuts down trees

On second thoughts it's not an empty swimming pool. Now I'm confused. Damn you Australia!

Spotter's Badge: Michael

Dog poop anger, yet again

2012-02-02T08:00:00.002Z

Lincolnshire Echo: Parents kick up a stink over dog fouling

"I'd leave her a sticky deposit"

Pothole census anger

2012-02-02T07:50:00.002Z

Ross-Shire Journal: Bid to log every pothole on Black Isle

Good ruler action. Well played.

Pub toilet anger

2012-02-02T07:40:00.001Z

Edinburgh Evening News: Cocaine found in 70 per cent of pub toilets

Pubs pledge to up score to 100 per cent

Spotter's Badge: Caroline

Exorcism failure anger

2012-02-01T12:00:00.007Z

Edinburgh Evening News: Woman calls for spiritual back-up after blessing fails to clear home of spooks

Who, we ask, is she gonna call?

Spotter's Badge: Caroline

Tree feller anger triple bill

2012-02-01T12:00:00.004Z

East Grinstead Courier and Observer: Residents angry as council workmen cut down decaying trees

And the killer call-out quote: "I see no evidence of disease on the stumps that are left, except for the one remaining tree that fell over a few weeks ago."

Spotter's Badge: Skuds

Open manhole anger

2012-02-01T08:00:00.002Z

Peterborough Today: Fury as broken manhole left open

It's not as if... No, I won't bite

Fishy planning permission anger

2012-02-01T07:50:00.003Z

Epworth Bells: Local councillor's anger as planning permission for fish-breeding shed refused

Our official website Penguin - Mr Fishfingers - says he'll do the rebuilding work on an all-you-can-eat basis. Can't get fairer than that

Spotter's Badge: Mark

Hospital bus anger

2012-02-01T07:40:00.002Z

Coventry Observer: Fury as hospital bus route is scrapped

"Great! Here comes a bus! Stand in the middle of the road!"

Spotter's Badge: Darryl

Poo Alley anger

2012-01-31T21:01:00.003Z

Bexley News Shopper: Man claims Poo Alley a health hazard for kids

Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

Spotter's Badge: James

Housing plans anger

2012-01-31T12:00:00.002Z

Essex Echo: Anger as plans for 600 new homes win approval

Surely the best sideboards ever to feature on these pages

Spotter's Badge: Barry

Swedish mouse anger, in Swedish

2012-01-31T09:00:00.000Z

Folkbladet: Swedish man tries to withdraw cash, receives mouse instead

In other news: Swedish Chef loses vital ingredient

Spotter's Badge: Studley

Play centre anger

2012-01-31T08:00:00.002Z

Hull Daily Mail: Parents unite to save soft play centre

Our spotter says: The problem is, in Hull we don't like soft play - that's for soft southern nancies. We want hard play with sharp edges and concrete.

Spotter's Badge: Peter

Pink Bag Anger

2012-01-31T07:50:00.002Z

Essex Echo: Shortage of pink bags amid recycling frenzy

...despite making them pink, and everything

Spotter's Badge: Barry

Speeding traffic anger

2012-01-31T07:40:00.002Z

Reading Evening Post: Dad's fears over speeding traffic during school run

Just to point out that's NOT his hair by his feet. That is all.

Lack of heating anger

2012-01-30T12:00:00.002Z

Crawley News: Housing association urged to fix heating after two years

Our spotter says: 'Heating system woe' - Does anybody ever say 'woe' outside a newsroom?

I say: Why, YES and I've got a whole book of it.

Spotter's Badge: Skuds

Bread compensation anger

2012-01-30T08:00:00.002Z

Hull Daily Mail: Mum's anger at 47p compensation after finding drill bit in bread

And it's your super soaraway Hull Daily Mail who puts 'found' in weasel quotes

Spotter's Badge: Peter

134 Potholes Anger

2012-01-30T07:50:00.002Z

East Grinstead Courier and Observer: Residents complain of 134 potholes on street

That's nothing - they found 4,000 in Blackburn, Lancashire

Spotter's Badge: Rob

School uniform anger

2012-01-30T07:40:00.001Z

Reading Evening Post: Schoolgirls in battle over the wrong trousers

...and they've gone wrong!

Crouchy pointy dog poo anger

2012-01-29T12:00:00.001Z

Halesowen News: Clean up potentially fatal dog poop, says local Labour candidate

She says, squatting suspiciously in the gutter

Bus service anger, again

2012-01-29T08:00:00.002Z

Morley Observer: Pensioners slightly miffed at poor bus service

Also, Angry Santa

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Cafe break-in anger

2012-01-29T07:50:00.002Z

Portsmouth News: Dismay as £1,800 stolen as cafe raided for second time

And yes, leaving a metric shitload of cash on the premises with no alarm or CCTV leads to a good kicking from the commentards

Spotter's Badge: Jon

New development anger

2012-01-29T07:40:00.002Z

Hendon and Finchley Times: Anger as street to be overshadowed by new flats

Excellent fist-shaking fury.

Spotter's Badge: David

Hill Fort anger

2012-01-28T12:00:00.002Z

Sheffield Star: Community protests against homes plan on site of hill fort

Surely one of the shoddiest protest placards I have ever seen

Spotter's Badge: Maggi

Road junction anger

2012-01-28T08:00:00.002Z

Halifax Courier: Road junction 'an accident waiting to happen' say campaigners

Solution: Blow this photo up to ten feet by ten feet, display at road junction. That'll stop any driver dead in their tracks

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Monopoly anger

2012-01-28T07:50:00.002Z

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Family upset as Bradford edition of Monopoly has cards for Plymouth version

I am reliably informed that the first comment is a troll. Played, sir!

Spotter's Badge: John

Breast implant anger

2012-01-28T07:40:00.002Z

Manchester Evening News: Women left 'in limbo' as private clinic which supplied sub-standard implants goes ...err... bust

And the sort of commentard sympathy that makes you want to leave the planet

Spotter's Badge: Charlotte

Hairdresser anger

2012-01-27T12:00:00.002Z

Middlesbrough Gazette Live: Parking plan could threaten hairdresser's business, says sultry hairdresser

I dare say I'd ...er... let her do pretty much what she wants

Spotter's Badge: Charlotte

Raw sewage anger

2012-01-27T08:00:00.002Z

Sheffield Star: Dad's anger after blockage causes garden to flood with sewage

I've looked long and hard at this photo, and ask: What's holding him up?

Spotter's Badge: Geoff

More raw sewage anger

2012-01-27T07:50:00.002Z

Watford Observer: Raw sewage flows into estate after pump failure

Our spotter points out that it took them seven days to notice

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Abandoned snake anger

2012-01-27T07:40:00.002Z

Shropshire Star: Shock as 8-foot anaconda dumped on man's doorstep

One for the ladies: I expect you'd like to do something with his snake

Spotter's Badge: Peter

Student flats anger

2012-01-26T12:00:00.003Z

Manchester Evening News: Woman living in studentland launches campaign against students

They'll eat her alive. If they could be bothered to get out of bed. Right, kids?

Spotter's Badge: Charlotte, Maria, Smyth

Dead hen anger

2012-01-26T08:00:00.002Z

Wolverhampton Express and Star: Woman upset as vandals kill hen

You know how I feel about making snarky comments about crime victims on these pages, so SHUT IT.

Also: Catch these tossers who did it. That is all.

Spotter's Badge: Martyn

High winds anger

2012-01-26T07:50:00.001Z

Bournemouth Echo: Impotent rage as high winds blow over recycling bins

Oh, the humanity!

Council house anger

2012-01-26T07:40:00.002Z

Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette: House is unfit for my kids, says angry woman

Well, yeah, it is a craphole

Spotter's Badge: Russ

Shameless self-promotion

2012-01-25T13:58:00.002Z

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Why not go HERE and give me your vote? I will be your special, best friend FOREVER and will post a picture of myself pointing angrily at something.

Your pal, AC

Crisp Packet Anger

2012-01-25T12:00:00.004Z

Manchester Evening News: Man awarded £3,500 after choking on rubber in crisp packet

He's got the X FACTOR!

Spotter's Badge: Charlotte, Maria, Smyth

Grenade not angry at all

2012-01-25T08:00:00.002Z

Wakefield Express: Mild panic as live grenade found at Asda store

That's nothing. Have you seen those Tesco Value Anti-Personnel Mines?

Spotter's Badge: Paul

School uniform anger, again

2012-01-25T07:50:00.002Z

Birmingham Mail: Parents angry as school enforces uniform rules

"I can't afford to get him new shoes", she says, brandishing a pair of £70 trainers

*facepalm*

Spotter's Badge: Martyn

Help for Heroes anger

2012-01-25T07:40:00.000Z

Bournemouth Echo: Mind-bending fury as 'scum' steal cash from Help for Heroes charity pot

"These people have got no respect and a complete lack of conscious," Mr Alderson said.

FIXED THAT FOR YOU:

"These people have got no respect and when we've finished with them they will no longer be conscious."

Park group anger

2012-01-24T08:00:00.002Z

Batley News: Friends of local park unable to carry out their annual human sacrifice unless they can find new members

That can be the only reason for the nervous look on the face of the lady on the right

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Tartan tat anger

2012-01-24T07:50:00.002Z

Edinburgh Evening News: Fears of more tat shops as traders pull out of Edinburgh's Royal Mile

"Do as I say, or I strangle this cat"

Spotter's Badge: Caroline

Street box anger

2012-01-24T07:40:00.003Z

Staffordshire Newsletter: Britain in Bloom bid put in jeopardy thanks to appearance of ugly box on High Street

In true Hot Fuzz style, they'll be sorting out the crusty jugglers next

Spotter's Badge: Jeremy

Scantily clad anger

2012-01-23T21:28:00.005Z

Worcester News: Mother-of-four wonders why she has been barred from local night clubs

I admit that my first reaction was "That's a tranny right?" Does that make me a bad person?

Spotter's Badge: James, L0wey

And a big welcome to visitors from Mumsnet. This moment is probably the very pinnacle of this site's work.

Speed limit anger

2012-01-23T08:00:00.002Z

Yorkshire Evening Post: Councillor fears fatal accident unless speed limit is reduced at notorious junction

Formerly known as Mastur Bayton Lane, that sign covers any number of unpleasant sights

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Car clamped anger

2012-01-23T07:50:00.002Z

Halifax Courier: Bill S Preston Esq has a bogus adventure after his car is clamped, despite his pregnant princess babe sitting inside

No way!

WAY!

Spotter's Badge: George

No TV signal anger

2012-01-23T07:40:00.006Z

Essex Echo: Residents furious as communal satellite dish breaks down and leaves flats without TV

Excuse me while I find my tiny, tiny violin

Spotter's Badge: Barry

Bakery noise anger

2012-01-23T07:40:00.002Z

London Evening Standard: Bakery faces closure after complaint about late-night noise

I'd let her show me her buns

Spotter's Badge: Ben

Dead chicken anger

2012-01-22T08:00:00.003Z

Yorkshire Evening Post: Theft of quad bike from school allows foxes to get in and kill chickens TO DEATH

And once again, the massacre of school chickens the length and breadth of the country goes on unabated

Spotter's Badge: Paul