Once again, that doyen of the shopping aisles Suzy Donaldson was spotted on numerous occasions around town but the sighting that raised most eyebrows was last Monday at her usual haunt, Annes Tea Rooms. La Donaldson's lunch guest on that particular day hasn't been confirmed so it would be improper of "MuckSpreader" to speculate but lets just say the guy had 'huge' big black ears, wore no more than just a pair of red shorts and braces, had only 3 fingers on each hand and enormous(e) feet. (ok, I think they've got the idea . . ed.)

Caught out on the town Tuesday night was none other than local garage owner Steve Aslett. What's unusual about that you say ? Well, nothing apart from the fact that he didn't appear to be shadowed by his usual sidekick from the bookshop, Dave Dodd. Maybe a parting of the ways for that pair is in the offing.

Far be it for "MuckSpreader" to raise question marks about the behavior of a number of Tunaville residents on their recent jaunt to a secret location in order to 'bond for the good of the company'. But a number of questions still remain unanswered ? For instance, since their return why is the village suffering from a major shortage of turtles and in addition, who took the signs off the toilet doors at the Rose and Crown ?

More gossip next week and if you've got some malicious rumours to spread, then why not let me sound your horn !   E-mail me at muckspreader@tunaville.com