By • 1 Feb 2021 DISMISSAL CONTROVERSY: Barnard Castle Town Council has come under scrutiny following the unfair dismissal of former deputy clerk Jane Woodward. Councillors Sandra Moorhouse and John Blissett are facing calls to resign BARNARD Castle Town Council chose not to publicly debate calls for resignations following an employment tribunal which said the sacking of a staff member was a “charade”. The town council this month lost a lengthy legal case when a judge ruled that former deputy clerk Jane Woodward was unfairly dismissed.Judge Seamus Sweeney was highly critical of Ms Woodward’s treatment at the hands of the town council and senior councillors Sandra Moorhouse and John Blissett. The tribunal also found the council was guilty of disability discrimination.