Fearne Cotton dullness

Watford Observer: Celebrity has pub lunch

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Haircut dullness

Hemel Today: Boy has haircut

Top marks to our spotter for correctly identifying him as this chap:

Spotter's Badge: Count Otto Black

Street View dullness

Derby Telegraph: Google Street View car spotted

Just visiting his mum

Zebra crossing dullness

Comet 24: New Zebra crossing

It's all happening in Stevenage

Spotter's Badge: @Russk81

'I remember when this was all fields' dullness

Bridgwater Mercury: Man used to live in newspaper's new offices

...60 years ago. When it was all fields, or something.

Santa PAWS dullness

Brighton Argus: Santa's grotto for dogs

How about one for fizzy drinks? FANTA CLAUS

/coat

Christmas jumper dullness, again

Eastbourne Herald: Granny knits a lot of jumpers

Yes, it's the same granny as this story, but the Herald has pixellated the picture to preserve the identities of innocent parties.

Shed concern dullness

Henley Standard: Objection to new shed

Featuring the world's worst objection to a planning application

Fog dullness

Watford Observer: Foggy out

With a picture of what fog looks like.

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Di painting dullness

Northampton Chronicle: Man finishes painting

Our spotter says: "And am I alone in thinking it looks more like the artist than our late princess?"

Spotter's Badge: Mike

Steet lighting dullness

Basingstoke Gazette: Street lighting in Overton to be upgraded

Dull statement of interest: Local councillors in Overton include:

1. My mother-in-law

Russian cruise liner press release disguised as news

Knutsford Guardian: Local company wins cruise liner TV contract

I urge you to click through to read what is perhaps the finest example of a press release cut and pasted into a news item you will ever see.

For your delight, here is the first paragraph:

Knutsford based Oceans TV award-winning provider of in-cabin TV entertainment to cruise lines and a subsidiary of Global Eagle Entertainment (Nasdaq: ENT), has announced that it will supply Norwegian Cruise Line with Russian TV channels on-board Norwegian Jade for the duration of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi next year. 

Pulitzer Prize stuff.

Spotter's Badge: Chris

Birthday card dullness

Exeter Express and Echo: Man gets identical birthday cards

Spotter's Badge: The Media Blog

Flagpole dullness

Henley Standard: Town hall replaces rotting flag pole

Fibreglass replacement. Forwarding thinking that might upset the purists.

Accountancy dullness

Derby Telegraph: Accountancy firm merges offices

Proper dull news. Top spot.

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Locked out dullness

Get Reading: Woman gets locked out, calls 999

...thus saving the price of a locksmith

Spotter's Badge: Graham

Aldi sale press relese disguised as news

Llanelli Star: Cheap tablet available in Aldi described in minute detail

Oh, and they sold out.

Celebrity visit dullness

Watford Observer: Celebrity visits Tesco





(Picture does not show celebrity in Tesco)

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Swan on the loose dullness

Watford Observer: Swan spotted in business park

Sheesh, even a water bird's gotta work

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Trapped in the crapper dullness

Watford Observer: Old lady trapped in the toilet

She's still there

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Christmas jumper dullness

Croydon Guardian: Old lady knits a lot of jumpers

And while he was there, the reporter probably got one too

Spotter's Badge: Christina

Christmas tree dullness

Chichester Observer: Small boy slightly damages Christmas tree

An eye for an eye, two baubles for two baubles, I say.

Grit bin dullness

Chipping Norton News: Grit bin knocked over

Oh, the humanity

Spotter's Badge: Ben

Washing machine dullness

Bridgwater Mercury: Child's fingers get stuck

Good news! He's still there

Traffic sign dullness

Brighton Argus: Traffic sign goes wrong

What a silly arse

Spotter's Badge: Christina

Lost glasses dullness

Bolton News: Letter to the editor - I FOUND MY GLASSES!

I wouldn't normally cover letters to local newspapers, but this once breaks into new rolling vistas of dullness

Spotter's Badge: Chris

Colour of the year dullness: Press release disguised as news

Furniture and Joinery Production: Radiant Orchid named Pantone's Colour of the Year

Feel sorry for Rancid Puce, overlooked once again

Street sign dullness

Ilkley Gazette: Street sign "is spelled wrongly"

And the dull thing about this is that nobody noticed for over ten years

Spotter's Badge: Count Otto Black

Locked in bathroom dullness

Get Reading: Woman gets locked in bathroom

I expect they dial 999 when they need somebody to wipe their arse, too

Spotter's Badge: Graham

Hitler dog weirdness

York Press: Dog looks like Hitler

Spotter's Badge: Count Otto Black

Christmas dullness

Nottingham Post: Christmas display is dull

Spotter's Badge: Rachel

Horse dullness

Northampton Chronicle: Fire service helps horse

Yes, that's a real photo from the incident. Five fire trucks

Spotter's Badge: Anna, Mike

Signpost dullness

Dorset Echo: Victorian signpost restored

They've missed a bit

Goat dullness

Stourbridge News: Goat on the loose

Spotter's Badge: Tim

Cows dullness

Eastern Daily Press: Police trying to move cows

Spotter's Badge: Dave

Phone box dullness

Henley Standard: Gold phone box is now red again

Thank God for that.

Library dullness

Evesham Observer: Library re-opens

Spotter's Badge: Len

Haunted House Question To Which The Answer Is No

Rugby Advertiser: Does picture prove house is haunted?

No.

Spotter's Badge: Rob

Hot potato dullness

Beds on Sunday: Fire brigade called over hot potato

Lunch eventually cancelled

Spotter's Badge: @Orangeaurochs

Exploding tea towel weirdness

Brighton Argus: EXPLODING TEA TOWELS

Spotter's Badge: Christina

Kettle search dullness

East Grinstead Courier: Council fails in search for new kettle for village hall

There are no winners in this story. None at all.

Spotter's Badge: James

Swan seen in shop dullness

Nottingham Post: Swan goes shopping

"Got any bread, chief?"

Spotter's Badge: Bryony

Big lorry dullness

Bristol Post: Big lorry comes to small town

That is, indeed, a lorry.

Road sign dullness

Edinburgh News: Workers put up sign in the wrong place

With actual video of the CHAOS

Spotter's Badge: Chris

Royal Mail dullness

Colchester Gazette: Postmen get new delivery routes

My God. Our bin day changed from Tuesday to Friday this week. THESE ARE END TIMES, PEOPLE

Spotter's Badge: @pokesqueak

Crime of the century dullness

Surrey Mirror: Ornamental frog stolen

It had better be made out of solid gold or heroin or something if the police and the press are involved

Spotter's Badge: Christina

Dead ducks dullness

Milngavie Herald: Dead ducks aren't ducks

Glad that's sorted

Spotter's Badge: Count Otto Black

Whist club dullness

Henley Standard: Whist club looking for members

Well... what are you waiting for?

Supermarket dullness

Worcester News: Supermarket running Cillit Bang promotion

HI I'M BARRY SCOTT

Spotter's Badge: Bozza