Archives for November 2017
Locals reacted with a mixture of anger and bewilderment this week after leaked minutes from a council meeting revealed secret plans to rename Church Street in Greasborough as New Mosque Way. The Bugle understands that the name change was first put forward after a planning application to build a 100,000-square foot mosque on the car
Volunteers at The Samaritans have been put on the highest level of alert and had all leave cancelled, following yesterdays publication of the Christmas TV schedules. The Bugle understands this is the highest level of alert the Samaritans have been placed on since the financial crisis of 2007 coincided with Katie Hopkins appearance on
A Rotherham man broke cover last night, to express his profound disappointment after a storm named after him turned out to be a complete non-event. Brian Dolt from Thurcroft was delighted when he heard that the first storm of the season would be named Brian, but delight turned to despair when the expected impact and
The Duke of Edinburgh was understood to be recovering in hospital this morning after a lacky inadvertently showed him a photo of Meghan Markel’s mum. The Duke is reported to be in a stable but incredulous condition. A palace spokesman confirmed that the Duke was taken severely unnecessary after a royal valet inadvertently scrolled a bit
This week’s report from over 55’s charity Anchor, has revealed that one of the major factors preventing older people from shopping independently is the lack of seating in shops and shopping centres. The survey found that older people are often put off going shopping because there’s nowhere for them to rest. Well now, residents of
A vegetarian Rotherham United fan has consulted solicitors after discovering what he says was a piece of meat in a pie purchased at half time in the game between Rotherham United and Wigan at the weekend. Roy Winks From Wingfield says he has been safely eating the pies since the New York Stadium opened and
A Wickersley man has discovered a miracle cure for baldness which he hopes will help the millions of men throughout the world, mentally scarred by this debilitating condition. Damian Badgerhill, 45, says, that he became self-conscious about his thinning thatch after a couple of former girlfriends pointed it out at intimate moments. “I considered all
A Rotherham office worker who habitually asks male colleagues ‘Is it cold in here or is it me?’, has been told in no uncertain terms that it’s definitely her. Secretary Sharon Titley from Bramley has been cold for as long as anyone can remember, but has taken to complaining ever more vociferously as winter has
Champagne corks were popping at Land Rover headquarters in Gaydon last night, following the news that a Range Rover Evoque has successfully mounted a kerb. Four years after launch, it’s the first time that an Evoque owner has deliberately left the tarmac. Tanya Goodbody from Wickersley was dropping her children Ivor and Wanda off at
Travellers on both sides of the channel were left scratching their heads this week after Eurotunnel was officially rebranded as Getlink. The French owners said that a rebranding was necessary in preparation for the post-Brexit era and that the company had chosen an Anglo-Saxon sounding name, to mark the transition. But the Rotherham Bugle has
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