At first sight this looked like either a typo or an indication of a degree of, er, confusion amongst the female population of Rugby.

Thankfully, the Rugby Advertiser’s Pete Horton has now assured us it is neither.

The truth is the town’s annual pancake race really is for women only – but men can enter too so long as they are wearing a dress, wig and heels.

All of which goes to show you can’t beat a bit of local knowledge.