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 2: Gangsta rapper Eazy-E to have memorial in Newhaven after man’s bizarre campaign (February 20)
A fan of American rapper Eazy-E succeeded in a campaign to get his town to immortalise his hip-hop hero.
Newhaven resident Guy Stevens demanded the town council erect a statue to the star of Gangsta rap group NWA.
Newhaven Town Council had previously admitted it had “no idea” who Eazy-E was. But it later said it would allow the super fan to build a bench in his honour.
A jubilant Mr Stevens said: “It’s a great day not just for myself but for the future of Newhaven."
The rapper from Compton, California, who achieved success in the early Nineties, died in 1995.
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