Carry On Langport 'miles ahead' of the competition.
'The Langport Blog' - as most people seem to call it - ticked over to 40,000 views this week and as we celebrate two months of being 'on air' we are delighted to announce that Carry On Langport has won its first media award.
The North Korean Government, which reads Carry On Langport on a 40-inch screen on the only permitted internet connection in the country (above), has given us its 2015 prize for accuracy. We understand, from our sources, that it was the way we accurately reported the recent road closure at Picts Hill that won us the award with the North Koreans saying Carry On Langport's story was 'miles ahead' of the competition.
The North Korean Government, which reads Carry On Langport on a 40-inch screen on the only permitted internet connection in the country (above), has given us its 2015 prize for accuracy. We understand, from our sources, that it was the way we accurately reported the recent road closure at Picts Hill that won us the award with the North Koreans saying Carry On Langport's story was 'miles ahead' of the competition.
Here's how another media organisation covered the road closure story:
A main road between Somerton and Langport was closed on Wednesday afternoon after a lorry began sinking into the soft verge. At 1.35pm fire crews from Somerton were called to Picts Hill in Langport, where a lorry had become stuck. The 32-tonne lorry is believed to have been delivering fibreoptic cables, which were being laid alongside Picts Hill. Jim Vigar, shop manager at Kelways Garden Centre, described what his fellow staff members had seen. He said: "The lorry had parked up on the soft verge, and began sinking."
"They were putting in fibreoptic cables under the road. The lorry had hardcore in the back, it was very heavy. "It ended up leaning on the nearby wall, and there's now a big crack in it. You can see how much damage has been done." The fire crews requested back-up, with an additional fire engine from Martock and a rescue tender from Yeovil being utilised. The lorry was eventually stabilised and recovered, with the road being re-opened soon after. Neither the residents of the damaged property or Somerset County Council have been available to comment.
- and reporting on exactly the same road closure, here's what Carry On Langport printed:
Horror at Picts Hill.
Staff and customers at Kelways Garden Centre, at the bottom of Picts
Hill near Langport, fled in terror yesterday as at least 15 triffids
being grown there broke free from a polytunnel. The creatures, pictured,
shuffled out on to the road stinging a cyclist and causing a passing
HGV to turn over into nearby roadworks. The road was closed for much of
the day as police marksmen moved in. There are reports the triffids
escaped in protest at the way vegetables are cooked at a Somerton pub,
but that's not been confirmed.
Several of the creatures are still at large and this morning Huish Vicarage had to be evacuated, where a triffid
was filmed trying to persuade Jess Pitman's hollyhocks to attack the
bellringers. Nobody was hurt. We'll bring you further news as it comes
in.
We are delighted to be recognised by the North Korean Government and would like to thank all our readers overseas and at the town hall, the Hanging Chapel, The White Lion, Huish Academy, Portland Prison, The Langport Arms, One Stop, The Halfway House, Cafe Arteazen, Chubby's, Stuckey's Island, Eli's, Wagg Drove, Tesco (use the side door) and....the list is endless!
