Weird and wonderful Worcester: Bizarre headlines from 2024 – Worcester News

NEWSPAPERS should be filled with a mixture of dark and light – the important dispatches from court and councils alongside the stories celebrating achievements.
But among the pages of the Worcester News there are often tales of the bizarre, unusual or downright weird.
Here are a selection of those tales from 2024.
SWAN: An onlooker called it ‘surreal’ (Image: Darren Proust) “Not only was it very unusual, but through the gate that surrounds the racecourse, she seemed strangely natural, like a zoo animal.”
October saw flooding in Worcester – not that unusual. But what did cause a stir was a woman who was dressed as a swan, sat atop an inflatable swan, paddling around Worcester Racecourse.
 
A man selling a big Hula Hoop crisp on eBay is “absolutely fuming” as the site reduced the bidding price from £100 million to 99p (Image: SWNS) This story captured the hearts of the city – a man trying to sell a big Hula Hoop crisp on eBay has the price reduced from £100million to 99p.
The 28-year-old was left “absolutely fuming” watched in delight as the bids increased and he dreamt of investing the money in his small business or going on holiday.
CLOSED: The layby in Hanbury was closed for the filming of Burger Van Man (Image: Paul Donovan) It’s not every day Hollywood comes to Worcestershire – as in the glamour of the movies not the village near Bromsgrove).
But that happened in February when a film crew closed off a layby to film Burger Van Man.
It may not have been a glitzy location but it cause a lot of excitement.
 
PARTY: The Coronation Street star, Alex Bain, was seen in Sin. (Image: @sinworcester) From the silver screen to the small screen, and a soap star partied the night away in Worcester.
The Coronation Street star Alex Bain was seen in the VIP area of Sin nightclub on New Street.
He was captured in the nightclub’s story receiving a bucket of alcohol, which had a sparkler shooting from it. 
SPOTTED: The parakeets were spotted in Brickfields. (Image: Chris Jones) Facebook was filled with messages from people saying “Has anyone lost a parakeet?!” as the birds were spotted in Brickfields.
However, it turns out they were a breeding pair and had been spotted in Worcester over the past few years.
CHALLENGE: YouTuber and professional eater Leah Shutkever takes on massive breakfast challenge at Toast in Flyford Flavell (Image: Toast) Who knew that professional eater was a career option.
Well, Leah Shutkever has made a success of  it and visited Toast in Flyford Flavell to take on the massive Mega Toast challenge.
She filmed her attempt for YouTube as she took on a plate piled up with four sausages, 12 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, 4 black pudding, a bowl of confit garlic mushrooms, 4 oven-roasted tomatoes, a bowl of baked beans, stack of white toast, extra-large tater tots and eggs of choice – with Shutkever choosing fried.
MAGNIFICENT: A big black cat was spotted by Mandy Acres in the wilds of Worcestershire (Image: Getty Images) There are some sceptics out there – but plenty of people have come forward to say they have seen a big cat such as a lynx prowling in Worcestershire.
This one was seen stalking around the countryside while others have been reported in Gorse Hill, Worcester.
 
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