A former postman has stripped naked and superglued himself to a desk at the Job Centre in Bridlington, in protest at being refused disability benefit. (Yorkshire Post)
Police stations in Leicestershire have been ordered to take down their flagpoles as a cost-saving measure. They will share a single mobile flagpole instead. (Leicester Mercury)
A curry house in St Leonards Street, Edinburgh, was reprimanded over its “world’s hottest chilli” competition by the Scottish Ambulance Service after two participants had to be taken to hospital. One – the eventual runner-up – was taken to hospital twice. The restaurant plans to hold an eating contest again next year, but with kormas. (Edinburgh Evening News)
A five-week-old puppy has been rescued from the sewer system in Station Town, County Durham, after climbing inside a drain hole in its owners’ back garden. The rescue, which involved two fire engines with a combined crew of nine and also staff from Durham County Council’s flood unit, took four hours. (Hartlepool Mail)
The bells at St James’s church, Barrow-in-Furness – the only church bells in the town – are to be renovated after 12 years’ silence. (North West Evening Mail)
The pier at Walton on the Naze, Essex, is up for sale at an asking price of £2.5 million. (Daily Gazette, Colchester)
A cat has been permitted to stay at the recycling centre in Darwen, Lancashire, after protests at an attempt to remove her on safety grounds. The cat is known to workers at the site as Cat. (Lancashire Telegraph)
A £4,000 Rolex watch lost at the municipal swimming pool in Prestbury, Cheshire, has been returned to its owner, who gave a reward of £200 in return. (Manchester Evening News)
Schools in Hampshire have begun using pupils’ fingerprints to track dinner payments and library withdrawals. (Southern Daily Echo)
Twenty-seven birds of prey have been seized from the home of a 67-year-old man in Shewsbury. He has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty. (Shropshire Star)
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