New signs dullness

Henley Standard: New town name signs postponed

Tough luck new twin town, you're too expensive.

Head trapped in railings dullness

Stourbridge News: Boy gets trapped in railings, complete with typo in the headline

The exact reason we set up this site.

Spotter's Badge: Tim

New bell dullness

Falmouth Packet: Town crier gets new bell

Previously, he's been forced to shout "DING DING! HEAR YE! HEAR YE! DING DING!"

Woman trapped in bedroom dullness

Exeter Express and Echo: "Hello? Is that the fire brigade? Can you send some of your biggest, burliest firemen to rescue me from my bedroom?"

*Seventies music starts*

I'm pretty sure this is exactly how it didn't pan out.

Northampton Dull round-up

Our spotter Mike says that Northampton is "dull news heaven". We'll be the judge of that.

Northampton Chronicle: Shopping centre becomes Potemkin village

Northampton Chronicle: Ice cream parlour to open

Northampton Chronicle: Ice cream parlour still opening

Northampton Chronicle: Local tanning salon wins local tanning salon award

OK, you're right. Northampton's dull

Broken broom dullness

Matlock Mercury: Police cancel all leave as brooms snapped by master criminals

Stay clear of Derbyshire until this is all sorted out. Rumour is that they're lighting up the Batsignal tonight.

Spotter's Badge: Kerry

On the tiles dullness

Get Reading: Railway bridge to be cleaned

Hey, this is on my way to work. I'll keep you informed*

*Won't keep you informed

Spotter's Badge: Kenn

Litter bin dullness

The Wokingham Paper: Litter bin review postponed after local outcry

This is peak Wokingham, believe me.

Lincoln dullness

Lincolnshire Echo: Hey, Lincoln's certainly changed down the years, hasn't it readers?

Superb space-filling clickbait of the sort we're seeing all too often on local newspaper websites these days

Spotter's Badge: Stuart

Estate agency press release disguised as news

Watford Observer: Estate agents join forces under new holding company

Warning: Contains the words "holding company"

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Hotel survey dullness

Northampton Chronicle: Somebody did a survey about hotels, Northampton hotels feature

Some stout working in of a local angle to this one

Spotter's Badge: Mike

Derby Dullness

Derby Telegraph: Nothing happens in Derby

And here's a photo to prove it.

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Tea room dullness

Lancashire Telegraph: Art gallery gets tea room

Steering VERY close to Press Release Disguised As News territory

Spotter's Badge: Karen

Celebrity specs dullness

Greenwich News Shopper: An EastEnder buys glasses

No, me neither.

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Sylvanian Families dullness

Basingstoke Gazette: BUY MORE SYLVANIAN FAMILIES TOYS NOW

Of course, this stuff is just the gateway drug for Transylvanian Families

Cafe press release disguised as news

Greenwich News Shopper: Cafe gets a makeover

Textbook press release work.

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Celebrity selfie dullness

Hartlepool Mail: Local man meets James Corden

The poor sod.

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Maypole dullness

Hereford Times: Paper manages to get two stories out of one old photo

That's the way to do it.

Spotter's Badge: Ian

Cow crash dullness

South Wales Evening Post: Car collides with cow

Status of cow unknown

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Coats for sale dullness

Kent Online: M&S selling coats, even though it's July

Top marks for observation.

Spotter's Badge: Neil

New cupboard dullness

Daily Advertiser: Hospital gets new cupboard

"Beats keeping all the drugs in the boot of my car," says hospital manager

Spotter's Badge: Wade

Hotel press release disguised as news

York Press: Ten things you didn't know about new York hotel

Ten things you didn't care about etc etc

Spotter's Badge: Joe

Pub sign dullness

Windsor Express: Pub gets new sign

It's a new era, we're told.

Spotter's Badge: Rob A

The combined might of the rescue services dullness

MK Web: Pigeon rescued from tree

From. A. Tree.

Spotter's Badge: The Quirker

Paddling pool dullness

Henley Standard: Paddling pool to be refurbished

Benson --- where the fun neverends.

Wrong road markings dullness

Portsmouth News: Workmen paint "Look left" instead of "Look right"

Don't worry, it's only going to kill people completely TO DEATH.

Spotter's Badge: Jonathan

Patronising Poundland dullness

Wales Online: Journalist finds out that Poundland is a thing

Picture, videos, the whole nine yards.

Spotter's Badge: Nick

Coat of arms dullness

Accrington Observer: Kids design first coat of arms for Great Harwood

And they're clip-art-tastic.

Beautiful plumage dullness

Basingstoke Gazette: Parrot on the loose in Whitchurch

God help us all if it gets as far as Overton.

Petty crime dullness

Falmouth Packet: Gnome vandalised

Good work, vandals.

Q&A dullness

Basingstoke Gazette: Q&A with Rodney Robbins

He's a Great Place To Work lead at the Sainsbury's depot in Houndmills, and even his own mum would find this dull.

God, I hope he doesn't Google his own name now. Please don't kill me Rodney.

Law firm press release disguised as news

Rugby Advertiser: Law firm makes historic chief operating officer appointment

HISTORIC.

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Gone to France dullness

Bexley News Shopper: Mobile bar company goes to Paris

Jolly well done.

Spotter's Badge: Neil