Full Council - Wednesday 26 November 2025, 6:30pm - Bedford Borough Council streaming
Full Council
Wednesday, 26th November 2025 at 6:30pm
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1 QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Andrea Spice/Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice/Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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2 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PUBLIC
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3 MINUTES
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4 DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL AND/OR DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Leigh Coombs
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jon Gambold
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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5 SPEAKER'S COMMUNICATIONS
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6 PETITIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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7 DEBATE ON PETITIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice/Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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8 QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Martin Towler/Robert Rigby
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Abu Sultan
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Wendy Rider
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Wendy Rider
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Carl Meader
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Mayor Tom Wootton
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jon Gambold
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr David Sawyer
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr David Sawyer
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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9 REPORT OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jon Gambold
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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11 REPORT OF THE MAYOR/EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Graham Watts Monitoring Officer
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Fouzia Zamir Atiq
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Dean Crofts
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Hilde Hendrickx
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Sue Oliver
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Paul Edmonds
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Charles Royden
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Christine McHugh
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Laura Church
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jonathan Abbott
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Laura Church
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Laura Church
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Laura Church
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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12 REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Jane Walker
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Valentine
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Michael Headley
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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13 REPORTS OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr James Weir
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Sharan Sira
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Zara Layne
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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14 REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
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Cllr Mohammed Masud
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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15 ALLOCATION OF PLACES ON MAIN COMMITTEES BETWEEN POLITICAL GROUPS
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Henry Vann
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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16 MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES
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18 REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE PENSION FUND COMMITTEE
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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19 TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR FOLEY:
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Graeme Coombes
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Nicola Gribble
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Doug McMurdo
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Lucy Bywater
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Marc Frost
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Andrea Spice
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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Cllr Ben Foley
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Cllr Colleen Atkins
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