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Councillor jailed over threats to chief executive

Peter Little pleaded guilty to sending an offensive message to Allerdale chief executive officer Andrew Seekings.

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By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

A councillor has been jailed for sending a threatening email to a council chief executive.

Peter Little , who has now been disqualified as a member of Allerdale BC, pleaded guilty at Workington Magistrates' Court yesterday to sending an offensive message to chief executive officer Andrew Seekings.

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