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Ashfield District

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Area1096
Population127,151 (2018)
University Portland College
Points of interest Hardwick Hall
Felley Priory
Clubs and TeamsSutton Sting
Mansfield Hosiery Mills Cricket Club
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About Ashfield District


Ashfield is a local government district in western Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 111,387, increasing to 119,497 at the 2011 Census. The district is mostly urban and contains parts of both the Nottingham Urban Area and the Mansfield Urban Area.

Tom Hollis: Hot tub row councillor denies bullying neighbours

Feb 16,2020 8:49 am

A councillor accused of holding meetings in his hot tub during a Covid lockdown has told a court the claims are " ludicrous".

Thomas Hollis, deputy leader of Ashfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, denies two counts of harassment without violence.

His neighbours allege he tried to intimidate them and Falsely Accused them of threatening him with a knife.

Mr Hollis, 28, said he tried resolve The Situation " in a civil way".

Nottingham Magistrates' Court previously heard evidence from next-door neighbour Shannon Jones-Golding, Who Said That in May 2020 she saw Mr Hollis meeting people in his garden in Sutton-in-Ashfield while he was in his hot tub.

She Said she contacted police on 101 to see " if it was allowed".

When asked by his barrister Errol Ballentyne if this happened, Mr Hollis said: " Ludicrous, would Be My response to That . . it's frustrating to hear so. "

'Diligent councillor'

Mr Hollis also denied he had " made up" a claim on a 999 call he was threatened with a " one-and-a-half-foot carving knife" by Mrs Jones-Golding's husband Luke Golding.

Mark Fielding, for The Prosecution , said Mr Hollis was " squealing theatrically" to the 999 operator.

Mr Hollis said: " I was frightened. . it was a Split Second . . at The Time I perceived it to be a knife and I didn't want to hang around to find out. "

He then said it " could have been a screwdriver". The Court heard police who responded to The Call were satisfied there was No Knife .

The hearing was also told Mr Hollis put a council-headed letter through his neighbours' door, which Mrs Golding-Jones said was used to " intimidate them".

Mr Hollis said This Was not the case and That he had wanted to " resolve The Situation in a civil way".

In Court , council leader Jason Zadrozny said Mr Hollis was one of his most " diligent councillors".

In a character statement, David Mills from All Saints Centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield, said Mr Hollis helped save it from closure, always " acted in a professional manner" and was " a very likeable man".

The Trial continues.



Source of news: bbc.com

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