Retired teacher, 81, gives council lesson in common sense after winning £50k legal fight to walk through her own garden gate

Retired teacher, 81, gives council lesson in common sense after winning £50k legal fight to walk through her own garden gate

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.