Dentists, vaping and domestic abuse - everything discussed at Wigan's latest council meeting
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLack of access to dentists, sales of vapes to underage children and domestic abuse were all discussed at Wigan's latest council meeting.
As all the councillors gathered in the chamber, many were seen wearing white ribbons. Councillor Paula Wakefield, lead member for equalities and domestic abuse, asked colleagues to do so to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Coun Steve Jones, said he'd been on 'both sides of it'. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features "I will address the elephant in the room," he said. "In the past, councillors have referred to remarks towards myself.
I speak as being on both sides it - it is wrong. When you're a councillor, you see the headline and you don’t know the full story." Coun Jones was referring to a court case in September 2022 in which he admitted to causing actual bodily harm to his wife.
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