illustration: Rikki Marr
PINK PIGEON
Da-dun, da-dun, da-dun, da-dun da-dun da-dun da-dun da-duuuuun. It’s not the Pink Panther who’s been stomping about Hoodtown this month, but a mysterious pink pigeon. Experts are saying the little blighter was painted this way, and Tim Sexton from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust reckons it’s actually a budgie. Will we ever know our feathered friend’s true identity? Will we ever bask in its shining pink glory again? Tune in next month, where we will probably be still none the wiser.
DOWN WITH MISOGYNY
Back in April, Nottinghamshire Police became the first force in the country to classify misogyny as a hate crime. They actively want to crack down on “unwanted or uninvited sexual advances”, verbal assault, and “uninvited physical or verbal contact or engagement” against women. At the time of going to press, police have investigated 21 misogynistic hate crimes under the new rules – which ain’t great, but at least change is coming and the system is working.
ONION HEAD
If dicing a shallot is enough to have your eyes streaming like a blue-rinsed lady after one too many white wine spritzers, then look away now. One bloke who goes by the name of Joe Atherton has managed to grow an onion the size of his noggin – Mr Atherton, of Mansfield Woodhouse, grew the prize veggie for this year’s Harrogate Autumn Flower Show. Big up to Bulwell’s Brian Marshall too, who managed to grow a pumpkin bigger than a baby elephant.
TRUMP ON TRUMP
This is bleddy marvellous. The Raglan Road pub on Derby Road have popped a picture of Donald Trump in their urinals so punters can pee on the pompous piece of work. A grand move that surely needs to be extended to every gaff in town, including the women’s bogs, for equally hateful wazzes. The lineup could even be extended to pictures of Nigel Farage, Jimmy Savile, and Gail off of Coronation Street.
YOUNG T AND BUGSEY WITH SONY RECORD DEAL
Hold the phone, honeys. Young T and Bugsey are the newest kids on the grime block, and, after welcoming the likes of Stormzy in to feature on one of their tracks, they’ve only gone and bagged ‘emsens a record deal with Sony. Big up, we’re well proud of yer. The pair are another cracking act to come out of St Ann’s CRS, following in the footsteps of Scorzayzee himsen.
EXPLOSION AT ROLLS ROYCE
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire. Well, not quite, but there was a bleedin’ lively explosion over at Rolls Royce, Hucknall, last month. All we know is that there was a ‘small incident’ in one of the electrical substations, which led to a total loss of power over the site. Everyone was sent home for the day, and the fire service was called out to sort the problem. At least they got a free day off work, eh.
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