Hot off the press: a lollipop lady* has been ordered to keep patrolling at her school - even though it closed four months ago. Sharon Grice stands outside the empty building in Burnley twice a day, while there is no one to help the former pupils who have moved to a new school 400 yards away. The council wanted here there in case anyone still crosses there.

Madness! Another example of a really stupid decision from Them Who Make Silly Rules (TWMSR). A pet bugbear of mine, you might say…

* School crossing patrol for those of a non UK persuasion.