Yorkshire Evening Pest (not a typo...)

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sat 04 Apr, 2009 9:38 pm

http://www.yorkshireeveningpest.co.uk/I was passed a free copy of what I thought was the Yorkshire Evening Post as I walked through town this morning and it was only once I got home that I noticed the subtle difference. I'm guessing the owners of the 'real' YEP possibly won't be too happy if they see it as it looks virtually identical (althought there aren't the same amount of spelling mistakes or corporate press releases vaguely disguised as news stories as you'd get in the real YEP, which is a bit of a giveaway...)Has anyone else seen this, or been given a copy?It seems to be an irreverent take on local news and although quite funny and pithily written, it certainly carries it's own left leaning message.

Post by **chameleon** » Sat 04 Apr, 2009 9:57 pm

This is an absolute pearler! So real even if alternative and I suspect, expressea the actual thoughts of a good many people.I particularly like your rentiments Davey:' (althought there aren't the same amount of spelling mistakes or corporate press releases vaguely disguised as news stories as you'd get in the real YEP, which is a bit of a giveaway...)'How true - you missed saying that much of what is reitterated or otherwise reported is so often factually and technically erroneous either through ignorance or just a lack of research!

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Sat 04 Apr, 2009 10:26 pm

LOL have you read the 'stars'? class.Nice find raveydavey

LS16 · Post by **LS16** » Sun 05 Apr, 2009 6:16 pm

That's great. Love the stars etc.FYI the domain is registered to "The Common Place" at an address on Wharf Street in Leeds.Let's hope litigation does not take place

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sun 05 Apr, 2009 9:51 pm

ooh they're a bit alternative. recently had their drinks license taken away. Not political at all, honest guvnor.

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 07 Apr, 2009 12:46 pm

The links been closed

munki · Post by **munki** » Tue 07 Apr, 2009 1:19 pm

It is an amazingly good fake. I actually had a couple of people I barely know come up to me in the Pack Horse & harangue me about what a mess the council had made of things, having read the news about the city going bust...Actually, that just happens anyway. Nothing to do with the Yorkshire Evening Pest, now I come to think about it.