Axed council staff set up own council
Three people made redundant by Hampshire County Council have seized the opportunity to establish their own start-up local authority.
Posted: Jan 21st, 2011
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Village of Stuffing Grotwick places singles ad in hunt for twin village
‘All the villages around us are twinned,” said Graham Huntsdon of Stuffing Grotwick Parish Council. ‘After a while it starts to get to you when they talk about their trip to France to meet the mayor of the village they’re twinned with.’
Posted: Oct 31st, 2010
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Dogging traffic warden praised for maintaining work-life balance
Colin Chalmers, voted Britain’s top traffic warden for his dedication to duty by working unpaid after normal hours, has revealed that the secret of his success is to combine his job with his favourite hobby – having sex with strangers.
‘I’m a people person,’ said Colin. ‘I love to meet people and I enjoy watching them, but I also like doing my public duty, so this is one way I can get to combine all that. The beauty of it is that if I’m stopped by the police they just think I’m doing a little extra-curricular ticketing, while in reality I’m ‘parking in a loading zone’.’
Posted: Aug 14th, 2010
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Council ends racism, child abuse and bigotry through unlimited pamphlet printing
‘Our next target is to cure cancer with a series of awareness-raising magazines that engage the youth of the borough.’
Posted: Aug 6th, 2010
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Man from Council ‘inconsolable’ after being unable to help member of public
A senior member of Flipton District Council has been granted a leave of absence, caused by the trauma of being unable to answer an enquiry.
Posted: May 10th, 2009
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