Whitchurch town mayor Councillor Tony Neville has confirmed that he and deputy mayor Cllr Bev Duffy have been cleared of any wrongdoing by Shropshire Council.

Speaking to Thursday’s full town council meeting, Cllr Neville informed members that an un-named councillor had made an as-yet undisclosed allegation that he and Cllr Dodd had failed to comply with the code of conduct.

However, in his mayoral announcements, Cllr Neville told his fellow councillors that the matter was now considered closed.

He said: “For four weeks, the deputy mayor and I have been under investigation by the Monitoring Officer (at Shropshire Council).

“He had received an allegation from a Whitchurch Town Councillor that we had failed to comply with the Code of Conduct of Whitchurch Town Council.

“After a full investigation the Monitoring Officer’s response was that we had acted correctly at all times and dismissed all allegations. The matter is now closed.”

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