The active and versatile local Tory councillor Richard Willis has angered local Liberal Democrats with an entry in his blog suggesting that group Leader Gareth Epps had missed a council meeting to attend a 'pop concert'.

The Lib Dem leader told us: "How dare he call them a pop band. Radiohead weave a fusion of experimental electronic music, Krautrock, post-punk and jazz influences into their songs as well as mix of guitar-driven rock. The man is an idiot who knows nothing about modern music and he would be well advised to stay at home listening to his Bette Midler albums."

Mr. Willis however has refused to back down over his description of Radiohead, but did admit: "I-I'm afraid music in the modern idiom, is too repetitive for my tastes. Although the rhythm has a certain, ah, hypnotic quality ..."