Rutland Times wins Headline of the Year

Thank you to everyone who took part in my Headline of the Year poll. The results are now in.

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In fifth place was the Daily Mail:

Angela Lansbury says men's sex obsession can make women gay

That's Dame Angela Lansbury now, of course.

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In fourth place was the Kingston Guardian:

Dog castrated after rescue by Richmond Park and North Kingston MP Zac Goldsmith's mother

I suspect I need to thank Living on Words Alone for drawing this one to my attention.

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In third place was Metro:

Cannabis factory discovered when police open car windows after officer kept breaking wind

And the story came from Leicester too!

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In second place was the International Business Times with its surreal and politically pleasing:

Far-right extremists chased through London by women dressed as badgers

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And in first place was the Rutland Times with:

Suspected smoke over Colsterworth turns out to be a cloud

The International Business Times was an early leader, but once the Rutland block vote kicked in there could be only one winner.

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Here's to 2014 and another year of great headlines. Only today a reader sent me another Rutland Times story involving the very same village:

Burglars steal dozens of socks in Colsterworth break-in

It's clear which paper and which village will be the ones to beat in next year's poll.