The Western Daily Press reveals that female customers at a garden centre are queuing up to get a peek at the men’s loos, which boast urinals in the shape of giant flowers. Male customers can choose between an orchid, a daffodil and a hollyhock. Simon Malley, general manager of Dobbies Garden World, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, said: “We have received an overwhelming response.” A giant leek might have been more appropriate!
In Brighton The Argus reports that a lovestruck Bognor student smashed his way into a mortuary because he feared a girl he fancied had died. Benjamin Barton, who even looked at bodies, had fallen for her at a Christian meeting but feared the worst when he could not contact her. Southampton crown court heard his feelings were unrequited and the woman had a boyfriend. What a dead shame!
Bristol Evening Post tells us that North Somerset council has been put up for sale on eBay, attracting a highest bid of £50. Mike Bell, Liberal Democrat candidate for Weston-super-Mare, decided to auction the authority and its 46 Conservative councillors to highlight plans to privatise major facilities. Elfan Ap Rees, one of the councillors, said: “This is a childish response.” Indeed it was fifty quid was far too much!
...AND A TASTE OF WHAT WE ARE MISSING!
The Carroll Daily Times Herald report that police got a “hot” call when two men were trying to break into an apartment in the town. Responding officers saw a vehicle matching the getaway car’s description leaving the scene and stopped it. They were pretty sure they had their men: witnesses said the burglars had blacked-out faces, and sure enough the occupants of the car did. But rather than use facepaint, Matthew Allan McNelly, 23, and Joey Lee Miller, 20, had used permanent markers to blacken their faces. Both were arrested on burglary charges, and McNelly was charged with driving while intoxicated. That’s black marks against both of them then!
