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Retired teacher, 81, gives council lesson in common sense after winning £50k legal fight to walk through her own garden gate
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Helene Ball took legal action against Derbyshire County Council after discovering one morning in April 2023 that a metal fence had been cemented over a 98cm gap in her rear garden wall.
- Helene Ball took legal action against Derbyshire County Council after discovering one morning in April 2023 that a metal fence had been cemented over a 98cm gap in her rear garden wall.
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- Retired teacher, 81, gives council lesson in common sense after winning £50k legal fight to walk through her own garden gate
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