Lincolnshire residents save 32 libraries from closure
CAMPAIGNERS in Lincolnshire won a major High Court battle yesterday to prevent cuts to library services.
After a two-day hearing, Mr Justice Collins ruled that Lincolnshire County Council’s decision to shut or reduce services at 32 of its 47 libraries in a bid to save £2 million was legally flawed.
Quashing the council’s decision, Mr Justice Collins said that “the means by which the council reached its decision was flawed in two respects.”
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