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Sector defends Wigan chief after abuse

Local government figures have rallied around a chief executive after she was subjected to abuse on social media.

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By Martin Ford | 18 September 2018

Local government figures have rallied around a chief executive after she was subjected to abuse on social media.

Wigan MBC tweeted a screenshot of a Facebook post by former councillor Gareth Fairhurst in which he called chief executive Donna Hall a ‘bitch'.

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