Regular readers over at Veg Plotting are aware of my fondness for my local newspaper, the Gazette and Herald. Its quirky way of reporting and sometimes hilarious pieces about the minutiae of life here in Wiltshire keep me amused for hours. This week it's outdone itself.
Firstly, it has a couple of good headlines from reporting on last week's bad weather:
Snow must go on as freeze hits county (Mast head headline) and
Salt peters out as weather takes toll (it looked like the county was going to run out of salt to grit the roads at one point)
But it really outdid itself with this story:
Robbie is on the way
Excitement is mounting in Compton Bassett as superstar Robbie Williams prepares to move to the village.
The previous owners of 17th Century Compton Bassett House moved out last weekend and the former Take That star has been seen strolling in the grounds with his gardener and has been out and about on the bike he was seen buying in Old Town, Swindon.
But residents say the 34-year old has not yet moved into the £7 mansion.
It should of course be £7 million! I've sent it in to the News Quiz cuttings team. BTW, until this piece appeared the only thing I new about Compton Bassett is that's where our household refuse goes into landfill.
Update: I've just found this advertisement, which has also been sent to the News Quiz:
For the best food, service and comfort, visit
The Taste of Bengal
Indian Restaurant & Takeaway
We would like to Apologise for the Reduced level of Service in January due to Staff training.
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2 comments:
wow--did robbie williams get a deal on that house :) loved the restuarant blurb!
Hi Petoskystone - it's typical of our local paer ;)
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