Council row erupts after local authority blocks pensioner's garden gate with two concrete blocks

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A council row has erupted after a local authority has blocked a pensioner's garden gate with two concrete blocks.

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Helene Ball, 81, from Matlock has branded Derbyshire County Council's conduct "beyond childish" after discovering the bricks positioned outside her home.

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The former teacher secured victory at a first-tier tribunal last week, with the council ordered to pay £50,000 in costs following its decision to obstruct a gateway in her rear garden wall.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Ball found the council had placed what she described as "concrete Lego bricks" between her gate and the access road leading to a nearby car park.The pensioner said the latest development had left her "very annoyed" and questioning whether there was "any length this council won't go to".The dispute began in April 2023, when council workers fixed a metal fence panel across a three-foot opening in Ms Ball's...

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