Disgraced leading councillor Tom Hollis has vowed he will not resign after he was found guilty of harassing a couple next door in lockdown and careless driving as he tore through the streets in his Range Rover. Hollis, the deputy leader of Ashfield District Council, who represents Huthwaite and Brierley, was clear in an interview with Nottinghamshire Live he will not give up the job he loves.
Hollis, 29, fell foul of the law two-and-a-half years ago. He was re-elected, despite the allegations hanging over him, achieving one of the highest majority votes in Nottinghamshire. Now there is a petition circulating online for him to be sacked set at a target of 1,500 signatures. It currently has 1,417 signatures.
Hollis defended himself over his criminal convictions, saying: "It takes a tough character to say, 'actually I'm going to move on and face it as I should do, be a strong person and accept what has happened and move past it'." Hollis was "disappointed" at the guilty verdicts and plans to appeal.
