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Council hit with mandatory injunction as part of interim relief pending review of decision on accommodation of ex-prisoner
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Council hits beauty salon with closure notice over failure to have adequate COVID-19 controls in place
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Council hits out at placement of asylum seekers in Blackpool hotel ahead of hearing of its injunction application
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