After months of campaigning and court hearings, Congleton BC's battle to stop it being abolished came crashing to a halt in 60 seconds. Lord Justice Carnwath took little more than a minute on Tuesday to dismiss the council's legal appeal in front of an almost empty court. The appeal was dismissed on all grounds unanimously by the three judges. The decision marks the end of a long legal battle, both by Congleton BC and Shrewsbury and Atcham BC, against reorganisation, which was backed by other district councils around the country. Congleton BC was also given L192,000 by other district councils to fund the appeal. No representatives from Congleton BC, which has itself spent L140,00c on the challenge, were present in court and nobody was available to comment as The MJ went to press.
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