Category Archives: Wasting Public Money

Derbyshire Councillors Get £4k Rise

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Good to see that Aunty Anne is getting her priorities right. After sacking the Chief Executive Councillors are to be given a £4k pay rise. Oh! and the ‘slimmed down’ cabinet has also resulted in lots of deputy posts being … Continue reading →

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Barlborough Parish Council – What are they hiding this time?

Posted on November 10, 2012 by admin

  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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Yogurt Treatment Needed For Wall

Posted on August 14, 2009 by admin

Arrived in the Inbox Thu 13/08/2009 21:01 ‘Dear Barlborough Life, now that the wall on Ward Lane has finally been rebuilt and the coping stones replaced someone needs to paint the new stones with natural yogurt to encourage algae growth … Continue reading →

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Fish Rot From The Head Down, As Do Organisations…

Posted on March 26, 2009 by admin

In 2005 Cll Malcolm Crane was found guilty of bullying and harrassing a council officer (see article below published on Barlborough Life in August 2008), after a £30,000 investigation. Today, the Derbyshire Times has reported that Cllr Crane has been … Continue reading →

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Who Ditched The Chair To Avoid The Glare? Part Two

Posted on September 18, 2008 by admin

To read the article in full click on the link Worksop Guardian: 16 May 2008 “I suggest as a council we fight this to the bitter end so the people see exactly what is going on here,” said Mr Watts. … Continue reading →

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Parish Clerk Vacancy – Barlborough

Posted on August 2, 2008 by admin

Barlborough Parish Council needs a new clerk(s) because the last one resigned was bullied out of her job. This will be costing the taxpayer yet more money. Money no object with the current Labour controlled Parish Council.                                             

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How Bullying is ‘Rewarded’ at Bolsover District Council

Posted on July 25, 2008 by admin

‘A BOLSOVER district councillor has been shamed after an investigation upheld complaints of harassment and bullying against a council officer.  A Scarcliffe ward councillor, who is also chairman of Scarcliffe Parish Council, harassed and bullied council a worker from 1999 … Continue reading →

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Minature Baskets – All the Rage!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by admin

On the the 10th June the Labour controlled Parish Council bought 18 hanging baskets for the basket trees on Townswell Green. By the 17th of July (the day before East Midlands in Bloom judging), all the flowers in the baskets were dead … Continue reading →

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Basket Cases

Posted on June 20, 2008 by admin

Following the dangerous flowers on the railings episode in 2005, in order to inject some colour into Barlborough three tree baskets were installed on Townswell Green and two on the village green in May 2006. The floral displays were a … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Tree that “Didn’t Cost a Penny” – Well only 160,775 Pennies!

Posted on June 15, 2008 by admin

Since the Village Hall was built in 1993, the Parish Council have always put a Christmas tree in front of the building. As tradition dictates, the Parish Councillors used to have great fun putting the tree lights on with the highly … Continue reading →

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