The most trusted name in local news: Local Anaesthetic is a podcast exploring strange and funny local stories from across the UK (and occasionally the world...) including listener submitted contributions.

Listeners can submit stories via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram or e-mail: [email protected]

Stories this week include:

• Supermarket pulls crunch fish finger range after safety concerns.
• Grandmother attempts to stage amateur production of West Side Story with gang of feral peacocks found in kitchen.
• Channel 5 denies exploring viability of migrant themed game shows after receiving ill-conceived list of concepts via e-mail.
• Customer complains to supermarket. Supermarket responses.

Also revealed: A strange, talking, Cockney Weetabix...