Disgraced Ashfield Councillor Tom Hollis has attended his first cabinet meeting since being sentenced in court and confirmed he will not be resigning from the post. The Ashfield Independent, 29, was found guilty of harassment without violence and careless driving during two separate trials at Nottingham Magistrates' Court in September.
He was sentenced at the same court last month for both offences and was handed a 12-month community order and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay the victims £500 each as compensation, a £95 victim surcharge, costs of £1,000, a fine of £570 and six points were added to his driving licence.
It led to calls from some local politicians for Councillor Hollis to resign from his positions as a councillor on both Ashfield District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. He represents Huthwaite and Brierley for the Ashfield Independents on Ashfield District Council and is the divisional member for Sutton West at County Hall.
