I've battled the pop-ups to bring you this list of important stories from local news websites, county by county.
Bedfordshire: "Idiotic" driver crashes after showing off during car meet Berkshire: Independent pasta restaurant changes its name after one year Bristol: 'Bonkers' wiggly road markings removed from seafront Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury pub to give away free Pot Noodles this weekend Cambridgeshire: Cows get GPS collars to stop them from falling into river Cheshire: Pendant reunited with man after being found underground in village Cornwall: Cornwall Christmas lights switch-on event is cancelled Cumbria: Three people left upturned kayak at Thirlmere and 'lied about it' Derbyshire: Woman saw ghost on Ryanair flight, and he saluted her Devon: Month-long one-way system for traffic in town centre amid gas pipe upgrade Dorset: Brass horn blown again to celebrate 140th anniversary of railway Durham: Kylie Minogue heads to Seaham beach 'unnoticed' by fans East Sussex: Grandmother threatened with eviction unless she reverses garden makeover Essex: Swarm of bees descend on Brentwood high street Nando's Gloucestershire: Update on £6m Ribena factory electricity revamp plans Hampshire: Adorable "suffering" cats "crying" for their mum who died saved Herefordshire: Huge webs festoon hedges in county countryside Hertfordshire: High Street altercation allegedly damages estate agents window Kent: Mini estate could be built on land currently used as cemetery depot Lancashire: Grey bins could only be emptied once every three weeks under new plans Leicestershire: Pothole blamed for drink-driver swerving in Narborough Road Lincolnshire: Woman told she would 'never make it' wins major Co-op deal London: Jail-dodging paedo postman caught with corpse and trout porn blames 'disgusting WhatsApp joke' Manchester: Robot with Northern Irish ‘Dalek voice’ is shouting threats at walkers at beauty spot Merseyside: Mum calls for supermarket balloon ban after almost being killed on Asda visit Norfolk: Man banned from touching cars that do not belong to him Northamptonshire: Opening date confirmed for newly-renovated tennis courts Northumberland: A busy Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month ahead for Berwick resident Nottinghamshire: Officer allegedly ‘interfered’ with colleague’s trouser zip Oxfordshire: E-scooter seized after being ridden into dead end Rutland: Reading to pets and ‘whole-class teeth cleaning’ praised by school inspectors Shropshire: Patient leaves hospital on same day as hip replacement surgery Somerset: Morrisons CEO sends gifts to Taunton six-year-old Staffordshire: Hamster thrown out with rubbish with a note reading 'do not destroy' Suffolk: Plans for flat above shop in town centre quashed AGAIN Surrey: Call police if you see wanted man with broken nose and links to Woking Warwickshire: Pig who fathered 70 piglets after jumping farm fence finds a new home West Midlands: Family 'trapped' as Midland street invaded by a million bees West Sussex: Comedian furious after his son is put in school on other side of town Wiltshire: Town park toilets closed after damage caused by wildlife Worcestershire: Bizarre moment traffic in Worcester brought to a halt - by a swan Yorkshire: Huddersfield shop closing after taking £1.20 on a Saturday
(sorry for not linking to any of them, but you can always Google)
