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Oct 2022

Last Updated: 21/10/2022
Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge

BREAKING: Council officer resigns after Stray Ferret exposes abusive Twitter account

by Tamsin O'Brien

| 21 Oct, 2022
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Harrogate Borough Council says its parking enforcement manager, Steve Rogers, has resigned with 'immediate effect'.

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Harrogate Borough Council said today that it's parking enforcement manager, Steve Rogers, has resigned with "immediate effect".

It follows a Stray Ferret investigation that exposed Mr Rogers for being behind the abusive and obscene anonymous Twitter account @ChippyGlory.

Many victims of his abuse were Harrogate councillors and well known people in the town.

The Stray Ferret tracked the @ChippyGlory account for two years after being told from a source that it was run by a council manager.

Following our report on Tuesday, the council launched an investigation into Mr Rogers.

At the same time Liberal Democrat councillors called for Mr Rogers instant dismissal and Conservative councillor Nick Brown called for his immediate suspension during the investigation.

We will be publishing reaction to his resignation as we receive it.

The council has said it will not be making any further comment.




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