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The auditor whose sickness forced Cambridgeshire County Council to hire Mazars to review ‘farmgate’ was back at work within weeks – in Milton Keynes.

The committee had been asked to rubber stamp a £183,000 investment at Manor Farm, previously approved by the commercial and investment committee. Cllr Hickford was not present.   The recommendation for approval was presented by chief finance officer and deputy chief executive Chris Malyon. No mention was made of the tenant’s name.   The cash was to cover professional fees (architects, structural engineers, building regulations), the build costs and a contingency fund. The council also funded asbestos removal from a barn and repaired it “to maintain its condition”.  Lib Dem leader Cl...

Cambs County Council is refusing to say whether it paid for retrospective works at one of its properties while the deputy leader was the tenant.

A county councillor claims he and other members of a committee were threatened with possible legal action if they voted to release a confidential report.