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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

Council in Somerset forced to close parks and tennis courts after insurance blunder

Clevedon Pier is still open.
Clevedon Pier is still open. Photograph: Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images

The seafront tennis courts have been shut and walkers told to stay away from a popular park. Allotment holders have been barred from their plots and classes at a community centre cancelled.

At what should be its busiest time of the year, the Somerset seaside resort of Clevedon has been forced to close down many of its amenities after its town council lost its insurance.

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