Good morning Beckworth. Please accept this post as forewarning that the council’s very lazy communist-sympathising IT department is due to have it’s annual strike from this evening, so this blog you’re reading may shut down for a while. This year’s strike has been (allegedly) agreed with management and the husband and wife techy team are unreasonably demanding the right to work from home on all weekday afternoons and two mornings, and never work any overtime, especially if Star Trek is on telly. We are a reasonable employer but this demand is really taking the p**s as these IT muppets don’t even have internet at home, although I believe they do have Sky and Netflix, paid for by the council (negotiated during a previous strike). Also i’ve found out the IT scum already “work” all-day at home on Friday so they can enjoy a lie in followed by an all-day session in The Bear & Pumpkin pub. We’re hoping to go to arbitration as soon as possible, but personally I just want to sack the miserable bearded b*st*rds. Sorry in advance for any upset caused. Thanking you most warmly. Aashif Ackworth. New Mayor

(Above) One of Beckworth’s striking IT B*st*rds