Polite travellers dullness

Bexley News Shopper: Travellers ask if they can overnight in supermarket car park, leave when they are told they cannot

Amazingly, only one racist comment on this story, too.

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Nuneaton dull news round-up

Nuneaton News: Nuneaton firm celebrates ten years

Nuneaton News: Nuneaton bathroom firm quite good at bathrooms

Nuneaton News: Nuneaton solicitors quite good at doing solicitory things

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

What's our mascot Peter Andre up to these days dullness

Plymouth Herald: Is Pete opening a chain of restaurants in Plymouth?

He could call it 'Mysterious Grill'

Bee Gee Dullness

Lancashire Telegraph: Did you spot Bee Gee Maurice Gibb in Lancashire today?

No. No I did not.

Spotter's Badge: Karen, who also did not see Maurice Gibb

Luxury watch press release disguised as news

Northampton Chronicle: Luxury watch company says that luxury watches are a really good investment. Luxury watches

In case you missed it, those two words again: Luxury watches

Spotter's Luxury Watch: Mike

Morrisons garden centre dullness

Coventry Telegraph: Morrisons re-opens its garden centres in Coventry after the winter break

Hold your horses. Not until the 26th

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Toilet charge dullness

Derbyshire Times: Toilets now 20p at local beauty spot

Or free if you go in the river.

Parking dullness

Gloucestershire Echo: This is actually very good parking

Very good, but dull.

Bus dullness

Exeter Express and Echo: New bus user group in Exeter

It keeps them off the streets, I suppose.

Wilko dullness

Kent and Sussex Courier: Nobody in Tunbridge Wells knows what Wilko's is

THE NOBBERS.

Llama dullness

Winsford Guardian: Farm animals escape

Borderline dull, but passes the dull news test.

Spotter's Badge: Sarah

Power cut dullness

Oxford Mail: Three homes hit by power cut

The tragedy

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Post Office dullness

Nuneaton News: Nuneaton Camp Hill Post Office to move 50 yards up the road

But they're not actually going to dig it up and move it 50 yards, because that would be madness. Madness.

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Zebra crossing dullness

Northampton Chronicle: New zebra crossing for Thrapston

Party time.

Spotter's Badge: Mike

Fairtrade dullness

Warwick Courier: No Fairtrade status for Warwick

So, if you had a stolen motorbike business in the town you are free to carry on as usual as a bona fide unfair trader.

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Pigeon poo dullness

Salisbury Journal: Plans to protect locals from pigeon crap

Officials say it's the number one problem. Au contraire -- it's number twos.

Spotter's Badge: Laura

Newark question to which the answer is NO

Nottingham Post: Should Newark get its own Monopoly board?

No.

Spotter's Badge: Jon S

Biscuit shortage desperate local angle

Coventry Telegraph: Floods at factory in Carlisle might cause biscuit shortage in Coventry

The local angle being "People in Coventry like biscuits"

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Thirsty dog dullness

Manuwatu Standard: Woman creates "dog hydration station"

Translation: She put a bowl out.

Spotter's Badge: Cassie

Rotary club talk dullness

Biggleswade Chronicle: Former Biggleswade Chronicle reporters from the 1960s give talk to Rotary Club of Biggleswade about their time working at the Biggleswade Chronicle in the 1960s

BIGGLESWADE.

Spotter's Badge: Thomas

Church window dullness

Grantham Journal: An insanely detailed look at the windows at St Wulfram's Church in Grantham

The place has survived all sorts of calamities, not least Thatcher living in the same town.

A little bit of politics, there. My name's Ben Elton, goodnight.

Twitter dullness

Bolton News: Council leader joins Twitter

I refuse to believe it until he gets a blue tick.

Spotter's Badge: Karen

Large ship dullness

Folkestone Herald: Large ship spotted

...large ship sails away.

Spotter's Badge: Graham

Helicopter dullness

Canterbury Times: Helicopter spotted

WITCHERY!

Spotter's Badge: Michael

Leaking pipe dullness

Bolton News: Leaking pipe is fixed in Farnworth

Civilisation is saved.

Spotter's Badge: Karen, John

Chip shop planning application dullness

St Helens Star: Chip shop planning application

I'd stay clear of the area until this one blows over. This looks HUGE.

Spotter's Badge: Dave

Storm Gertrude SMASHES its way through South Wales dullness

Llanelli Star: Sign snaps off in high winds, thousands unable to find St Elli Shopping Centre

WE WILL REBUILD.

Spotter's Badge: Nick

Mystery box dullness

Bournemouth Echo: What's inside the mystery box washed up on Boscombe beach?

If you correctly guessed "Nothing", take the rest of the day off.

Planning meeting dullness

Watford Observer: LIVE BLOG FROM PLANNING MEETING

I think we've reached whatever the opposite of Peak Live Blog is.

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Idiot dog dullness

Henley Standard: Dog gets stuck in cat flap

I'm not saying that nothing ever happens in Henley, but they managed to wring 28 paragraphs, 739 words and a picture out of this.

Location Dullness Location Dullness

Nuneaton News: Location Location Location comes to Nuneaton

Good grief, is that still a thing?

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Death Star Question to which the answer is NO

Dorset Echo: Has the Death Star landed in Dorset?

No.

Dead seagulls dullness

Dundee Courier: Tay Road Bridge closed for three minutes while dead seagulls removed

Just like that Danish murder thing about a Bridge, only with dead birds.

Spotter's Badge: David

End of civilisation as we know it dullness

Gloucestershire Echo: Wheelie bins blown over in Cheltenham

Lighting a candle for local residents in these darkest hours.