Funding cuts to impact local services On Monday, Councillor Chappers, head of Spennyriver District Council, outlined some of the difficulties the local authority is facing in the wake of increasingly aggressive austerity measures. “We are living through difficult times. The Central Government is placing some tough restrictions on how we use the money in the … Continue reading Spennyriver Dispatch – April 9th Edition
Road chaos as snow brings traffic to a halt Traffic in and around the town centre ground to a halt yesterday following several days of heavy snow. Temperatures plunged to as much as -2 degrees, and three inches of snow left traffic bumper to bumper throughout the town, forming tailbacks over two miles long, leaving … Continue reading Spennyriver Dispatch – March 22nd Edition
For a long time, I've been offering a free story to readers as an incentive to join my email list. It has been chugging along, adding people here and there, but I felt like I wanted to offer something more. Something different. But what? Two stories? I'm not sure if I can sell myself on … Continue reading How to get your hands on 30k words of FREE fiction
Spennyriver is a place I like to visit from time to time. It's a fictional town deep in the heart of the Midlands, UK. It's a bit different from what I usually write, but I think it fits into the weird category. The Dispatch is the local newspaper that keeps us up to date on all the goings on … Continue reading Fragment Friday: Spennyriver Dispatch Edition
Spennyriver is a place I like to visit from time to time. It's a fictional town deep in the heart of the Midlands, UK. It's a bit different from what I usually write, but I think it fits into the weird category. The Dispatch is the local newspaper that keeps us up to date on all the … Continue reading Fragment Friday: Spennyriver Dispatch Edition
Something a bit different today. I would like to introduce you to the wonderfully strange world of Spennyriver. It's a small town deep in the heart of the Midlands, UK. It's like a regular town, with regular people. Just weirder. Just because I am from Nottingham (a medium sized city in the East Midlands, UK), … Continue reading Spennyriver – The town that’s NOT Nottingham – Lexicon
Eric ‘Mr Charity’ Sweat has completed another marathon effort to raise money for local good causes. This morning, Eric emerged from his self-imposed confinement to tumultuous applause from upwards of eight Spennyriver locals. For the last week, ‘Mr Charity’ has been sharing a two metre by two metre vivarium with a selection of snakes, in … Continue reading 14 Spennyriver Dispatch – More Charity Cash from Sweat
Today newly appointed mayor, Gotlieb Hildebert, is facing questions around his failure to sing the National Anthem before the kickoff of the first game of Spennyriver Thickets FC. Mayor Hildebert was clearly picked up by cameras at the game not singing. Standing amongst the thirty-strong crowd, he could clearly be seen looking down at the … Continue reading 12 Spennyriver Dispatch – Anthem singing outcry
Over the last week, Spennyriver has been playing host to over a hundred American tourists from our twinned town of Marrowbone, Tennessee. They have come to sample some of the excellent artwork on offer in Spennyriver, the cultural capital of the East Midlands. First on the tour of our culturally significant artwork, was the Brian … Continue reading 11 Spennyriver Dispatch – American exchange visit
Yesterday, Spennyriver Thickets FC appointed Nigel Cloud as manager for the upcoming season. Following a stunning season in charge of Spenny County, which saw them finish the season as champions of the Andy’s Fish Bar League, Cloud jumped ship to local rivals, The Thickets, in time to take charge as they prepare for the new … Continue reading Thickets confirm new manager
