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Durham Reform Councillor Steps Down for Wife to Enter Garden Competition

COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND, JUL 31 – Tony Hewitt resigned after concerns arose over his wife's entry in a council-run garden contest despite independent judging and their offer to forfeit the prize, officials said.

Summary by Chronicle Live
Tony Hewitt was a Reform councillor on Ferryhill Town Council in County Durham for a month, but he resigned when his wife's entry into the Ferryhill in Bloom contest was raised as a possible conflict of interest

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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