The no. 1 business to business magazine for Gloucestershire

Business Boffin - Mark Baker, Glevum Security on cutting down tell-tale signs for burglar

Mark Baker, co-director of Glevum Security of Gloucester gives some handy hints on how to cut down on the tell-tale signs that are likely to make a burglar’s eyes light up and some tips on how to make your home more secure if it is targeted.

Click here for full story

Sign of the times

Punchline has discovered more genuine and ridiculous signs...

Click here for full story

At deaths door

An accountant from Cheltenham was on his deathbed and gasped pitifully.

Click here for full story

Gloucestershire school fascinates

A Gloucestershire teacher asked the class to use the word 'fascinate' in a sentence.

Click here for full story

Inflation peaks off the scale

A debt harried but pious Gloucestershire businessman climbs to the top of Mt. Snowdon to get close enough to talk to God.

Click here for full story

Going through the paternal pain barrier

A married Gloucestershire couple went to the hospital to have their baby delivered.

Click here for full story

Bordering on stupidity…

A dodgy Gloucester character on holiday in West Texas was driving along when a policeman pulled him over. He rolled down his window and said: “Is there a problem, Officer?”

Click here for full story

Alex Ferguson Retirement Party shock

Apparently, Alex Ferguson held a party last night for his players to celebrate his retirement.

Click here for full story

Ferrari GTO versus Honda moped

A well heeled young Cheltenham man splashed out on a new Ferrari, drove out of the showroom and pulls up at the traffic lights next to an elderly gent on a 50cc Honda moped.

Click here for full story

Tragedy dogs golfer’s poor round

After a particularly poor game of golf at a popular Gloucester course, a club member left the clubhouse and started to go home.

Click here for full story

Ten F26-A formal complaint notices

David Thorne (the guy who brought us Missy the Missing cat) is back with hilarious copies of fellow employee Simon's complaint forms about his conduct in the office.

Click here for full story

At the gym...

We've all been there, sweating away at the gym after 5 minutes on the treadmill (well, maybe that's just me) your face the colour of beetroot purple, furiously cursing that Twix you had at lunchtime

Click here for full story

Going it alone

A Cheltenham solicitor decided to go out on her own. She was shrewd and diligent, so business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized that she needed an in-house counsel.

Click here for full story

Stormtroopers 365

Meet the guys from the Stormtroopers 365 series... they hate Luke Skywalker (that rebel scum) but they love getting themselves into all kinds of situations.

Click here for full story

Ryan air boss loses head over pint

A Ryanair executive called Joey arrived in a hotel in Cheltenham, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of draught Guinness.

Click here for full story

The best of the worst warning signs

Warning signs are serious business. Without all those grim safety reminders, you would likely end up maimed or on a one-way trip to the mortuary. Well, maybe some situations aren’t really all as

Click here for full story

The Tie Salesman and the Taliban

A Taliban footsoldier, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something far off in the distance.

Click here for full story

Small town headlines: The hunt for the Chorley bum pincher

Out in the backwoods and city suburbs, rudimental headlines take centre stage - A cat that looks like Hitler, an illusive bum pincher. Here is a collection of the finest small town headlines.

Click here for full story

Love Story

Ed & Nancy met while on a singles cruise and Ed fell head over heels for her.

Click here for full story

Missy the lost cat

Shannon (the secretary) has lost her cat and has asked David (the graphic designer) to help with a lost poster. This is their email correspondence...

Click here for full story

New taxi driver

Last Wednesday a passenger in a taxi heading to Cheltenham Train Station leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.

Click here for full story

Honest film trailers

Producing a film trailer is an art - often making a film look better than it actually is. 'Screen Junkies' have produced a set of honest (and humorous) film trailers, the trailers that should have

Click here for full story

Room service with a smile

A woman checked into a swanky Cotswolds hotel on her 70th birthday and after a while, in spite of the opulent surroundings, started to feel lonely.

Click here for full story

Texting: the parent trap

We all love our parents... but sometimes they don't always know when to draw the line. This collection demonstrates when simple texts go wrong.

Click here for full story

Bullfight Buffet

A Stroud web designer goes to Spain and attends a bullfight...

Click here for full story

Thinking on your feet...

A man walks into his bedroom after work and is surprised to find his wife lying naked on the bed.

Click here for full story

Haribo to launch Royal Jelly Babies?

Summer 2013 could welcome the arrival of ‘Royal Jelly Babies’, the German confectionary giant Haribo tipping its hat to the arrival of the Duchess of Kent’s first born.

Click here for full story

Divine Inspiration

In a convent in the Cotswolds, the 98-year-old Mother Superior lay dying.

Click here for full story

8 ways to reuse your ancient computer monitor

What to do with the old, cavernous, monster of a computer monitor hogging all the room in your garage/loft? Simple - Reinvent - like the following examples.

Click here for full story

Risqué behavior in Cheltenham restaurant

A man and a woman were having a quiet, romantic dinner in a fine restaurant. They were gazing lovingly at each other and holding hands.

Click here for full story

No accounting for Love

Sharp practice by a Cheltenham account could land him in hot water

Click here for full story

What a woman wants...

What desirable features do women look for in a man?

Click here for full story

Trains signs are plumb loco

For those of you that plan to use the delights of the Great British railway to escape Gloucestershire for a break, here are a few things to remember.

Click here for full story

The Devoted Wife

A devoted wife had spent her lifetime taking care of her husband an ex-marketing manager from Cheltenham

Click here for full story

The Silent Treatment

A Cheltenham accountant and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment...

Click here for full story

How to nurture a baby...

Punchline has uncovered a collection of pictures to guide fledgling mothers through the early years, nurturing 'our darling little cherubs'.

Click here for full story

Getting the lowdown on Gloucestershire potholes

Gloucestershire County Council plan to send extra Highways teams out onto the roads over the next six months treating a further 15,000 potholes was welcomed by everyone who uses county roads.

Click here for full story

Gloucester man in benefits scam

An unemployed young Gloucester man walked into his local Jobcentre to sign on.

Click here for full story

Punchline's illusion

Follow the instructions for a cool trick on the eyes.

Click here for full story

The shepherd story

A shepherd was tending his flock in a field, when a new sports car screeched to a stop on the road nearby in a cloud of dust.

Click here for full story

In pursuit of trivia

A collection of trivial facts that you probably don't know ...

Click here for full story

Zurich to reinvent online image – should you do the same?

Issy Phillips from Moose Marketing and PR assesses the importance of a business’s online presence in a diminishing market and looks at how even conservative corporate players, like Bishop’s Cleeve

Click here for full story

Senior management interview

A Stroud Businessman had been interviewing people for a senior management position...

Click here for full story

Can you spot the 10 mistakes?

Punchline came across an advert for graphic designers. Can you spot the 10 mistakes?

Click here for full story

I don't like Mondays

Tell me why I don’t like Mondays... The following collection features people that have made the grueling journey into work but... tailed off - got side tracked by a comfy looking cupboard or desk.

Click here for full story

Cheltenham solicitor cut short

A Cheltenham solicitor was traveling back home after a busy meeting in London. Before boarding the train at Paddington he needed to use the bathroom...

Click here for full story

How to stop burglars targeting your home

Mark Baker, director of Glevum Security in Gloucester, outlines some of the ways to make sure your home does not become a magnet for burglars.

Click here for full story

Gloucestershire Accountant squawks at Price of Parrots

An accountant goes into a pet shop in Cheltenham to buy a parrot.

Click here for full story

I gave you one job...

The classic scenario of delegating one job to a colleague and they make a pigs ear out of it. Here is a collection of people who had one chance to do their job properly, but failed miserable.

Click here for full story

Networks

Facebook Twitter Google Plus