TWO councillors are facing a disciplinary hearing following a Standards Board investigation into a parish council feud.
The board, which regulates the conduct of councillors across the country, has passed a report on Stanhope Parish Councillors John Shuttleworth and Richard Mews to the monitoring officer at Wear Valley District Council.
The board's investigation into complaints against them and six other councillors opened on August 9. It followed a series of stormy meetings during the summer over the sacking of clerk Val Ward.
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