Police have issued a Welsh shopkeeper with a warning - over his jokes.

Bob Singh thought the policeman who visited his shop in Port Talbot was having a laugh. But the officer told him there had been a complaint about the gags he prints on leaflets advertising his corner shop's Christmas offers. Police said his gags could offend people and warned the shopkeeper that he could face prosecution for a public order offence.

Mr Singh, 36, has been forced to withdraw the leaflets which included gags like: What do you call a sheep with no legs? A Cloud. He said: "I couldn't believe my ears. I thought they were joking - but they were deadly serious. This proves the world has gone completely crazy. Why are the police getting involved in something like this?"

Mr Singh has put a sign in the shop window apologising to anyone who may have been offended by the leaflet and adding: "In future we will try to be more politically correct." Sgt Simon Merrick confirmed: "The content of promotional material has been brought to our attention as being potentially inflammatory and offensive. The distributor has been appropriately advised and instructed to withdraw the leaflets."

It sounds like Bernard Manning is acting from beyond the grave!

Let's hope the trend continues...

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