Alex and Rob cast an irreverent eye over local news from their respective home towns.

Listeners can submit stories from their local area to:[email protected]

Stories this week include:

• Burglar outraged at being branded 'sexual fetishist' by local paper after underwear theft.
• Journalist arrested after inexplicably recording conversations of unwitting shoppers.
• Town with Communist machinations named as one of the coolest places to live by Kremlin.
• Woman reassesses life after scooping first prize in 'Most Like Owner' category at dog show.

Also revealed: Rob goes it alone...