Cotswold, Waveney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Cornwall,East Lindsay and South Holland district councils in Private Eye 1296

If you are a resident of the Cotswolds, Hammersmith, Fulham, Cornwall,East Lindsay or South Holland I strongly recommend picking up the latest issue of Private Eye (1296).

The excellent Rotten Boroughs column on page 11 reports on:

*The dumping of thousands of tons of soil into a lake at Keynes Country Park in the Cotswolds.

*Waveney district councillor Andrew Draper, banned for two years for driving after being three times over the limit. He was not suspended by his party, despite also kicking a police officer in the chest.

*Cornwall council's advertising of a development before a planning application was submitted.

*A private company formed by two councils, Compass Point Business Services Limited,which has not won a single outside contract in 12 months.

*A confidential report has criticised Hammersmith and Fulham council over the hiring of consultants and their tax arrangements.

More on these stories in Private Eye 1296, out now at only £1.50.