Election leaflets row between Independents and Labour breaks out
THE leader of a group of Independent councillors on a local authority has objected to Labour local election leaflets claiming that they have 'no influence'.
Local Democracy Reporter
The Lancashire Telegraph's veteran Local Democracy Reporter, Bill Jacobs covers all the goings-on across Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, and Hyndburn borough councils, plus other public services in East Lancashire. Bill has spent his career in political journalism, from town halls to the wood-panelled corridors of Westminster.
The Lancashire Telegraph's veteran Local Democracy Reporter, Bill Jacobs covers all the goings-on across Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, and Hyndburn borough councils, plus other public services in East Lancashire. Bill has spent his career in political journalism, from town halls to the wood-panelled corridors of Westminster.
THE leader of a group of Independent councillors on a local authority has objected to Labour local election leaflets claiming that they have 'no influence'.
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