Spearmint are on a very temporary hiatus while they work on Shirley's new solo album, which comes out in February 2009.

You can read all about that at Shirley's new site, which is at www.shirleylee.co.uk.

But in the meantime, feel free to read the Spearmint story that Shirley's just written.

And you can still buy Spearmint memorabilia at the hitBACK shop, or contact the band by clicking here.

They'll be back later in 2009!