Just took a drink of my wonderfully ice-cold wine. Hm. That's odd. Something is wiggling in my mouth. Investigate. Fucking hell! A live pollen beetle! I made it spit out the wine it had stolen, and sent it out of the window. Little twat
Pub Releases CCTV After Turtle Squirt Stolen From Tank By Two Little Girls In Matching Jumpsuits
The Three Tuns pub in Ashwell Hertfordshire has released CCTV showing two young girls in matching green and white striped jumpsuits stealing a turtle named Squirt from its heated tank on Friday evening with the younger girl acting as lookout while the older one removed it around 6.41pm.
The footage shows the girls hiding the turtle and leaving through the patio garden and car park towards the springs while their mother who arrived in a white BMW around 6pm and ordered a coke was seen walking in the same direction before they all left together in the car around 6.49pm.
Pub bosses said the theft was extremely upsetting and offered a reward for the safe return of the turtle due to welfare concerns as it requires a controlled water temperature and could die if removed from its habitat.
The general manager visited a tipped off address where the mother initially denied visiting the pub but later claimed the children found a turtle at the spring and left it there while offering to replace it but police attended when talks became unproductive.
Hertfordshire Constabulary said enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information should contact them quoting crime reference 41 57985 26 with the pub hoping for the turtles return before their annual Tuns fest this weekend.
I often wonder what the fuck is wrong with society 👇
Heartfelt congratulations to the person who dug up the pitch at the Crown Hill Cricket Ground to prove their "success."
You succeeded in your mission.
Westcroft Cricket Club has, with great regret, been forced to withdraw from the league because it is no longer possible for other teams to play in this constant environment of vandalism.
You did not just damage a pitch; you stripped away the favorite sport, the joy, the friendships, and the healthy activities of over 80 children, youths, and adult players.
Congratulations on impacting an entire cricketing community.
Congratulations on undermining the hard work of volunteers who dedicate their time, money, and energy to promote the sport.
Congratulations on disappointing the parents who wanted to see their children engaged in positive activities.
Cricket is not just a game; it is a source of discipline, friendship, respect, and community cohesion.
It is tragic that someone’s negative mindset and destructive actions have washed away the happiness of so many people.
Hopefully, you are satisfied today knowing that a single action of yours has affected dozens of matches, hundreds of hours of hard work, and the happiness of countless individuals. But remember, grounds can be rebuilt, pitches can be prepared again, and the cricket community can bounce back stronger than ever.
Our full support and respect goes out to Westcroft Cricket Club, its players, volunteers, and supporters.
We hope this difficult time passes quickly and that the voices of children and youth will once again echo through the cricket ground.
A Call to the Community
We request all readers to strongly condemn this shameful act. The person who damaged the cricket ground and pitch did not just dig up soil—they attacked the happiness of dozens of children, youth, and athletes.
If you also believe that damaging sports fields, youth activities, and community hard work is unacceptable, then please raise your voice against this act.
Express your condemnation at least once, so a message goes out that our community will never accept such negative and destructive behavior.
Your single comment, a word, or even one voice can serve as proof of standing with this community.
Show solidarity with Westcroft Cricket Club, its 80+ players, and all its volunteers.
Sports stand for love, unity, and positive engagement. It is the responsibility of us all to discourage those who destroy them.
Westcroft Cricket Club.
And I thought the political landscape was tumultuous when this was on. Todays maelstrom makes those days look like a ruffle on a pond, not even a ripple, in comparison. Such a fantastic series. Ian Richardson played such a contained character with the menace of a lurking viper
“His deepest need was that people should like him. An admirable trait that; in a spaniel, or a whore — not, I think, in a Prime Minister...”
Francis Urquhart [Ian Richardson] House of Cards