THE NEWS FROM ABROAD

Two fire crews were sent to a branch of Poundland in the Tunstall area of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, after a pigeon got stuck in netting on the shop’s roof.

This has been The News From Abroad.

(Thanks to John Lobert)

("Poundland?")

Comments

[Meanie the Blue]

Initial plans to call the shop EuroMart were abruptly scuttled a few years back.

[The Real Barry]

Poundland is a chain of shops that sells things cheap, like a Dollar store in the US.

[cfjk]

So the pigeon was wearing a smart watch?

[wanderer2575]

So what happened to all the cats?

[Pullet Surprise]

The grateful pigeon, when released from the snare, immediately flew to the top of the fire truck and dropped a load. And then flew back to its flock and bragged to its buddies, "Guess what I just tagged?"

[Johnny Cash]

… I've been to Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana
Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana
Monterey, Faraday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa
Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa
Tennessee to Tennessee, Chicopee, Spirit Lake
Grand Lake, Devils Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake

I've been everywhere, man .. except Poundland, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire