A LAST-MINUTE revelation about crucial chemical tests tied the council's hands in a bitter homes battle. Experts who carried out chemical tests at Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle, revealed their equipment had been tampered with by vandals. It meant that the council could not decide on to build 59 homes.
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