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The local councillor who was forced to resign as Mayor of Ferryhill over social media posts has had formal complaints about his conduct dismissed.

After 15 years of selling watches and mobile phone cases at his stall at Chichester market, Steve Loha had his licence revoked with immediate effect after a customer complained that he was offered an “offensive” Christian cartoon tract in May 2017.However, in a judgment delivered on Friday 20th July in Chichester County Court, a judge has found that Mr Loha’s removal was illegal.

A Christian who was dismissed as a magistrate by the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice, after expressing his view that it was in a child's best interests to be raised by a mother and a father, will tomorrow (Tuesday 17th July) challenge an NHS Trust's decision to block his return as a non-executive director.

A witness from Pastor Dia Moodley of Spirit of Life Church, Bristol, and a rally for truth will be held at 9.30am tomorrow, Sat 14th July, outside John Wesley's chapel at The New Room, 36 The Horsefair, Bristol, BS1 3JE.

Tonight, a meeting will be held at Ferryhill Town Hall, County Durham, with a motion of no confidence in the local Councillor Richard Smith. Cllr Smith, who has served in the army for eight and a half years, and is a pastor at the Emmanuel Christian Fellowship since 2003, had been elected Mayor of Ferryhill in May this year.