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Greenock telegraph- Bosses ring up £10,000 mobile bill
"TAXPAYERS are paying more than £10,000 to keep their top council bosses talking, writes Tristan Stewart-Robertson. Inverclyde Council runs a staggering 977 mobile phones to make sure everything runs smoothly in the area, according to new data revealed under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request."

Chester Chronicle - Oh, crumbs!
"HUNGRY councillors tucked into more than £12,000 of council tax-payers' funds in pre-meeting munchies last year. A request under the Freedom of Information Act revealed Chester City Council dunked its way through £12,479 worth of biscuits, cakes and sandwiches at meetings in 2004/05."