http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/ Haringey Independent /news/bizarre/ en-gb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:18:48 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:18:48 +0000 http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/resources/images/1000726/?type=rsslogo http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/ http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/4034496.CROYDON__Circus_of_Horrors_performer_Hannibal_Helmurto_has_mammoth_tooth_fitted/?ref=rss A circus performer has had prehistoric ivory from a mammoth tusk implanted as teeth because he could not bear to part from it during his divorce. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:45:24 +0000 f4d2a66ed6688ba89151dfff4496119b http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/4032734.MERTON__UFO_sightings_linked_to_Colliers_Wood_wind_turbine/?ref=rss A link between wind turbines and UFOs has sparked speculation that the craft are flocking to Merton. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:13:27 +0000 95c7d588c924fa4145c1da93cf81546a http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/4023724.East_Croydon_commuters_delayed_by_sat_nav_error/?ref=rss Stunned passengers travelling on a train from East Croydon were told their train would be skipping six stations, owing to a faulty satellite link. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:22:31 +0000 920a9bc12bb38860d270bf9dfef4bafe http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/4020145.HERTSMERE__Rare_bats_found_in_old_Shenley_buildings/?ref=rss Brown long-eared bats have been discovered in old buildings due to be demolished in Shenley. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:35:32 +0000 d4345efec0d2613e47a4c781d076b3a4 http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/4015198.ST_ALBANS__Ducks_race_through_Harpenden_/?ref=rss More than 600 plastic ducks raced down the River Lea in Batford yesterday. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:33:58 +0000 22109a4f855bfaf28cbbb32d91b8b367 http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/3978438.Crap_at_Christmas_wrapping__Call_a_professional/?ref=rss Have you ever thought your loved one’s perfectly wrapped gift bore the signs of a little professional help? Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:07:29 +0000 a4dc8b37f6384b9480240587cfd26cdd http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/3964176.Does_even_Batman_get_parking_fines_in_Lambeth_/?ref=rss At first glance it seems even the caped crusader himself could not escape the beady eye of Lambeth’s parking wardens when a parking ticket was slapped on to the windscreen of none other than the batmobile. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:50:43 +0000 76fdaf9e0236f721925692d1f93fae22 http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/3943073.Dartford_resident_sent_another_woman_s_bank_details_for_16_years/?ref=rss For 16 years, Patricia Pheasant has pleaded with Barclays bank to stop sending her the bank statements of another woman. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:17:42 +0000 ae1aa05f775212a7a650ebb25bdfa51f http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/3939997.BROMLEY__Mum_kills_rat_with_vacuum_after_son_is_bitten/?ref=rss She admits that she is petrified of rats but that didn’t stop an angry mum from confronting a rodent that bit her son - armed with a vacuum cleaner. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:04:38 +0000 7500c5754b23d34d4773376bba707391 http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/bizarre/3933546.LAMBETH__From_bankers_to_punk_rockers/?ref=rss You would think for bankers sacked in the global financial meltdown life as a rock star might not be the most obvious career move. Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:36:08 +0000 66ce3a08623988e213b699022a79962c