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Life
I picked a bag of trash and… I enjoyed it!
I am a volunteer for a local litter-picking group. Today I not only want to promote this group but I…
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STC
WE DEMAND AUDIT IN STC!!!
Copy of an email I sent to BDC. I think this is something we can all agree on – we…
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Politics
Cllr Steve Fritchley – Zero Votes, Zero Effort
After checking the attendance of STC councillors in 2024, I noticed something strange – one of the most experienced councillors…
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Life
2025 – YEAR OF HOPE!
“FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” is a now-famous quote from a guy who sacrificed his peace, wealth, health, and nearly his life…
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STC
This Red Wall Looks Shoddy
The photo I’m attaching below shows a wall in the Crematorium under construction—notice how crooked it is. The picture comes…
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Life
British Library is under attack- as is the whole of British society
Freedom of speech, culture, social unity, upholding the law, the police enforcing existing laws and protecting law-abiding people. All this…
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STC
STC councillor’s attendance problem
Town Clerk of STC, Jennifer Jeffery, once again neglecting her duties and breaking the law. The Local Government Act 1972,…
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Life
MARK MY WORDS
On the occasion of the election’s end, I congratulate all the winners and wish all the losers luck in their…
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STC
Tree felling SCANDAL and STC Personnel Committee
Almost no one in Town knows- STC is in deep trouble. It’s time you found out about it. I am…
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Life
AWOL
A dictionary definition of “AWOL”: absent without official leave but without intent to desert.I want to thank all the readers…
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STC
I made a fortunate mistake!
I want to apologise to the Shirebrook community for misrepresenting the facts that transpired at the STC precept meeting and…
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Life
TO BE OR NOT TO BE- THAT IS… THE SHIREBROOK
If you would like our town to change for the better – this article is addressed to you. Therefore, I…
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Places
Meadow View area update
Although the Meadow View area is the youngest neighbourhood of our town, it is also the most forgotten one. The…
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Life
BOLSOVER CONSERVATIVES WINS OF 2022
As a heads-up to readers of Shirebrook247, this isn’t a Shirebrook post. Instead, this is a post to show the…
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Places
Energy cost crisis in… Shirebrook
The company that supplies energy to my home can’t be happy with me as a customer. From time to time,…
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STC
BREAKING NEWS: Cllr Chris Kane is under BDC investigation!!!
It happened! The Monitoring Officer, after consultation with the Independent Person, sent me a file of documents, among which I…
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Life
Is there a “drug den” at Bracken Road?
I received a disturbing anonymous report that a so-called ‘drug den’ operation had started in one of the houses on…
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STC
STC councillors attendance in 2022
This year’s Shirebrook247 editorial series begins with a summary of STC councillor attendance at ‘scheduled meetings’ in 2022. This is…
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STC
NEW DRUG in Shirebrook! Report from Full Council 14.12.2022
I want to welcome you to my last article in 2022. The following Monday falls on the second day of…
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Places
A visit to Bolsover
Old Bolsover Town Council (OBTC) is the region’s leader in every respect. Most financially prudent, most active, biggest. The best…
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Events
Shirebrook street survey 2022
I had long planned to conduct a street opinion poll in Shirebrook to see how much residents know about our…
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Life
JOB DONE!
After two years as a Shirebrook Town Council councillor, I can firmly say that 99% of a councillor’s work escapes…
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Life
Positive work done!
As promised- I am continuing to tell the story of the good things I am doing that have not been…
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Life
ILLUSION OF CHOICE- PLANS FOR “NEW” LEISURE CENTRE
After months of ‘exempt’ discussions about the Leisure Centre’s demolition, STC has proposed three proposals to residents to build a…
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Places
A visit to Barlborough
After a long break, I am returning to my series of comparisons between Shirebrook Town Council and other local Councils…
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Politics
Nepotism in STC! +Full Council Report 12.10.22
Dictionary definition of nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving…
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Life
SportsDirect plans to move out of Shirebrook!
A few days ago, I observed a casual conversation on the Internet about Shirebrook. One of the participants in the…
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STC
The heating scandal is getting hotter (OPComm)
As I went to the Operations Committee meeting on the 29th of September 2022, I thought the highlight of the…
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Life
Don’t be an idiot – pay your bills
Some anarchist or extreme socialist walked around my neighbourhood distributing a leaflet calling for holding on payments of heating and…
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STC
STC electricity bill- yet another puzzle!
What you see below is the bill for the electricity used in the STC buildings…. or rather for its production….…
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