Councillor in Devon reduced to tears as she agreed to pay £3,500 bill for garden waste collection
Councillor Nicky Hopwood apologised for misinterpreting the rules and said she would foot the bill out of her own pocket
She told residents in Woolwell it would be paid for out of her "locality budget," a fund that supports local projects which benefit the community.Ms Hopwood, a Conservative councillor, told colleagues she would now pay the bill "out of my own pocket"., blaming a lack of lorry drivers. Ms Hopwood was later informed her actions were not authorised and could not be paid for out of the locality budget.Brown bin collections were suspended by South Hams District Council in August as it ran into problems with its waste collection contractor
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