One of my favourite things is visiting my mother-in-law. strange you may say, but there is a hidden benefit. my mother-in-law lives in the rossendale valley, home to probably one of the best free news papers in the country the Rossendale Free Press. it has the best stories like the one below.

Curtains call Pub landlords in Rossendale, Lancashire, have been told by environmental health officers that they must install double glazing and theatre-style safety curtains if they want to hold karaoke nights. Rossendale Free Press, 22.3.02 (Derek Loney, Hebden Bridge)