People are losing their minds over this local British news story

LONDON -- Local news stories are a funny one.

For the larger local papers in Britain, there's usually quite a lot of stuff to report on -- local council news, court reports, maybe some light-hearted stories about animals to mix things up a bit -- but as you get even more local things can sometimes get a bit... well, strange.

This recent article by the Henley Standard, titled "Bin repainted," has received a lot of attention on Reddit recently.

Here's the full scoop.

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The best part of this story is it leaves you wanting more. Why is the bin being repainted? Has it been vandalised, or is the colour just being changed? What will the new sign say?

There was plenty of discussion around the issues raised on Reddit.

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The mystery continues. The only thing clear at this one is that the Bell Street bin is -- for now, at least -- the most popular rubbish receptacle in Britain by a country mile.

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