COUNCILLORS at Blackburn were celebrating after Environment Secretary John Gummer confirmed the town had won its bid for unitary status after two years of consultation, but county council leader Louise Ellman pledged to keep fighting the breakaway.
COUNCILLORS at Blackburn were celebrating after Environment Secretary John Gummer confirmed the town had won its bid for unitary status after two years of consultation, but county council leader Louise Ellman pledged to keep fighting the breakaway.
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