Mayor criticised over refusal to reopen Middlesbrough parks
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Andy Preston ignores advice from minister over closure during coronavirus lockdown
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A mayor who lives in a country mansion with extensive gardens has been criticised for refusing to reopen parks in one of Britain’s most deprived towns.
Andy Preston, a hedge-fund millionaire who was elected as independent mayor for Middlesbrough last year, has ignored government advice to reopen three of the town’s parks, despite receiving a letter from a minister, who is also a local MP, imploring all local authorities to do so. Continue reading...
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