CONTROVERSIAL Petersfield Mayor John Crowhurst has been accused of keeping councillors in the dark and taking town matters into his own hands.
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Concern at disappearance of white-tailed eagle as tracker found near PetersfieldThe latest row in the mayor's stormy period of office has blown up over his handling of the town council's response to the Crow Report, which recommends 1.1 million new homes in the south east, up to 2016.
A full version of this story can be found in Petersfield Herald of February 4, 2000.