Politics
2 days ago
Eleventh Tax Rise in Twelve Years
STC just raised taxes. Does it matter how much? Yes, but what matters more is…
STC
1 week ago
!!! 147% increase in payments to pellet delivery contractor
The pellet scandal just got new colours! This enormous increase happened after I lost my…
STC
2 weeks ago
STC Finances in Trouble? Full Council Report (14 Jan 2026)
I feel torn after the last STC Full Council meeting. On one hand, you cannot…
STC
3 weeks ago
STC 2026 shenanigans begin!
Less than ten days before the scheduled Finance & Growth Committee meeting, the Town Clerk…
Life
January 1, 2026
2026 – A Year of Choice
When Labour took power from the Conservatives, I wrote an article predicting what the next…
Events
December 28, 2025
Chaos and hope. Hope and chaos. Co-option results.
I started 2025 on this blog with an article titled “2025 – A Year of…
STC
December 22, 2025
8 out of 9 candidates co-opted. One rejected.
Care to guess who was rejected? I won’t keep you in suspense — me. Am…
STC
December 6, 2025
SHIREBROOK TOWN COUNCIL COLLAPSED – THIRD CHAIR RESIGNED
Yet another Chair of STC has resigned. Sarah Brooks is now the third Leader of…
Life
November 27, 2025
UNFAIR DIVISION OF SHIREBROOK
If you look at the political map of Shirebrook, you’ll quickly notice a strange, tiny…
STC
November 16, 2025
Employment of Close Relatives in STC
I’m trying to prepare for the co-option process as best as I possibly can. So…
