Redbourn Village News

Tensions are running high in the usually tranquil village of Redbourn after an incident involving an unusually “energetic” squirrel sent shockwaves through the community. It all started at precisely 10:34 AM when Mrs. Mildred Puddlewhisk, 72, was hanging out her laundry on Cherry Lane. As she reached for a particularly stubborn sock, she was startled by a small, but forceful squirrel who, according to eyewitnesses, “seemed intent on causing havoc.” “I was just struggling with my socks on the line when this furry blur shot past my face,” Mrs. Puddlewhisk recounted, holding up a pair of mismatched socks for emphasis. “At first I thought it was a bird, but then I heard the dreadful scratching noise, like it was wearing tiny tap shoes. I was absolutely beside myself.” The squirrel, which has been tentatively named “Scamper” by local children, had apparently become “mildly agitated” when it came upon a stash of peanuts previously hidden by Mrs. Puddlewhisk’s neighbour, Arthur Chutney. Arthu...