A Thurcroft man has stunned local employers and employment experts by submitting a series of job applications which don’t include the phrase ‘I can work on my own initiative or as part of a team.’ The Bugle understands that Stuart Thicker, 34 has made over a dozen job applications without making the ubiquitous boast. “We’ve

A Rotherham man has been left in shock after discovering that most of his so-called ‘friends’ on Facebook wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. Damien Dodds from Whiston was under the impression that he was popular because he has over 170 friends on the iconic social network, but it was only when

They say ‘Where there’s muck there’s brass’, and that’s certainly true for a new local business that is literally cleaning up by mixing old and new technology to carry out  the one dirty job which most dog owners hate doing themselves. The Bramley based enterprise only launched in September, but already has over 300 local

It’s a conundrum that has puzzled both experts and laymen for years – why do seemingly normal middle aged men spend a large part of their free time dressed in tight Lycra while staring at other men’s bottoms? Well now a new study has revealed the answer – they are mainly closet homosexuals. The study authors

Teenage children and young adults know way more than their stupid parents it has emerged, and many of them know absolutely everything. A survey carried out for Smartphone Junkie magazine asked 1,000 15 to 19 year olds whether they knew more than their parents about a whole range of subjects including education, jobs, careers, sex

A Ravenfield Grandmother says she has been left too embarrassed to leave the house after a facelift operation was dramatically abandoned half way through. Irene Potter 55, booked in for the surgery at the NewYou Clinic in Manchester three weeks ago, and paid in advance by cheque for the two-hour procedure. “I went down for surgery

Some local football fans were in shock this week after it emerged that having a lot of supporters doesn’t make you any better at football. A study by the University of South Mexborough has reached the shocking conclusion that it’s possible to have thousands of deluded optimists chucking money at you every week and still

Rotherham United fans get another opportunity to step back in time this weekend when the team visit Hillsborough for the championship clash with Sheffield Wednesday. Football fans in the middle of the last century were expected to endure appalling conditions and facilities in support of their team and the Hillsborough stadium has been left virtually

A Swinton man has made a complaint to the local trading standards department after he says he was misled by signage outside a Rotherham town centre clothing store. Keith Belcher, 56, was on Rotherham High Street last Saturday afternoon, when he was attracted by a sign outside Coffin Dodgers Menswear advertising their ‘Massive Trouser Sale’.

A Rotherham council employee was recovering in hospital this week after an attempt to put a recent gender awareness course into practice, went horribly wrong. Nick Turner 34, was enjoying a lunch time drink in The New County on Bridgegate  last Wednesday, where there was just one other drinker at the bar, described by landlord