Category Archives: Parish Council

Barlborough Parish Council – What are they hiding this time?

  Received in the Inbox: 18:02 9th November 2012 Dear Barlborough Life I asked the “Acting” Parish Clerk for a copy of the approved Parish Minutes and Accounts using the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the information that residents are entitled to. Here … Continue reading

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Derbyshire’s First Police & Crime Commissioner

  The new commissioner will be elected in a County and City election this November, giving widespread power and real accountability, the likes of which have not been seen before in the UK, to improve and change policing for the … Continue reading

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Parish Council And Police Escorts

Received in the Inbox 14.23 24 Feb ‘Hi, does anyone know what happened at the parish council meeting last night? I’ve heard today that two members of the public had to be escorted from the meeting by the police for … Continue reading

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‘Council’s Cash Pay-Out To Ex-Clerk’

Parish Council Meeting Monday 14th April 2008 Minute Number 797/2008:23 ‘Barlborough First has been excluded from all discussions and decisions regarding the Clerks grievance or the Council instigated dismissal and redundancy procedure. All of these actions should have been discussed … Continue reading

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Secure Hospital Stopped And Rogue Apostrophe Forgiven

Bolsover District Council Press Release 17th October ‘Secure hospital planning appeal withdrawn Residents and local councillors from Barlborough have been celebrating this week after the controversial planning appeal for a secure hospital to be built in the village was withdrawn. … Continue reading

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Here’s Another Fine Mess You Have Gotten Us Into…

Well it’s just over a week since the Chair and Vice Chair Stan and Ollie  of Barlborough Parish Council resigned, for what they claim to be ‘personal reasons.’ Apparantly, they had endured so much flack over their relationship, particularly from … Continue reading

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I’m Leaning On A Lamp Post At The Corner Of New Road

On Tuesday,  five new lamp posts were erected on New Road in Barlborough. Plus, the one that was damaged months ago (when yet another articulated lorry tried reversing) on Slayley View Road. The lamp post inspections must have revealed that … Continue reading

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Watsy Sitting Tight For Now

Apparantly, Cllr Eion Watts has no current plans to resign from Barlborough Parish Council as yet. Sources reveal that he is going to sit tight in opposition (which probably means not turning up for meetings again). We wonder how long … Continue reading

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Barlborough Parish Council Goes Into Meltdown…

The word on the street in Barlborough is that both the Labour Chair and Labour Vice Chair of Barlborough Parish Council have resigned ‘for personal reasons.’ So the good old Sith Labour Party has done it again. They have wrought … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Tibshelf Parish Council – A Quality Parish Council

Tibshelf Parish Council has now been awarded Quality Parish Status. They are the third Parish Council in the Bolsover District to achieve this. Well done! Barlborough Parish Council was ready to apply for Quality Parish Status in April 2007. That was until … Continue reading

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