Politics
5 days ago
DEAR DIARY – TODAY I WAS AT A FULL COUNCIL MEETING
I still can’t get over the fact that people don’t understand that a blog is,…
STC
2 weeks ago
LABOUR PARTY IS SCARED
Labour Party councillors chose to ignore STC’s own Co-option Policy and handled the process differently,…
Politics
2 weeks ago
Old Council vs. New Council: A Tale of Two Cultures
One thing that really shows the difference between the old and current administrations of Shirebrook…
STC
4 weeks ago
Tax rise 2026 – part 2
Today’s article presents the most interesting information about the town’s finances discussed at the last…
Politics
February 1, 2026
Eleventh Tax Rise in Twelve Years
STC just raised taxes. Does it matter how much? Yes, but what matters more is…
STC
January 25, 2026
!!! 147% increase in payments to pellet delivery contractor
The pellet scandal just got new colours! This enormous increase happened after I lost my…
STC
January 18, 2026
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
January 11, 2026
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…
