FROM a furious Womble to a streaker on the pier – what would life be without weird and wonderful stories?
The final year of the decade failed to disappoint Argus readers who have a penchant for the preposterous.
So to celebrate another year packed full of odd and sometimes odious news stories, we have chosen some of our favourites.
On the day we count down to the end of the decade, we count down the ten weirdest stories of the year.
Number 7: 'You can't call it Les Dennis' says Les Dennis to man hoping to open Les Dennis Lounge (July 10)
AN AVID Les Dennis fan is distraught after his idol refused to let him name his pub the Les Dennis Lounge.
Jake Goldstein, 28, from Brighton, has took over The Globe pub in Middle Street, Brighton.
He had dreams of opening a “Les Dennis Lounge” given his obsession with the TV celebrity, and saw this as the perfect opportunity.
But according to Jake, Mr Dennis turned down the offer and refused to have the pub named after him.
Jake filmed himself delivering a heartfelt message to Les Dennis, telling him how he feels about the rejection, which he posted on the internet.
In the video he says: “Les Dennis let me down.
"All I wanted was to open a lovely little bar in Brighton for all little Les Dennises in the world to play, but you had to ruin it, didn’t you, Les?
Jake said Mr Dennis had been an idol of his for most of his life and described the celebrity, best known as the presenter for TV programme Family Fortunes , as “pretty sweet for a kid in the 90s”.
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