Council Leader stuck in Bushy Park!

The leader of Richmond Council, Cllr Gareth Roberts told tonight how he had become TRAPPED in the Woodland Gardens in Bushy Park!

In an angry outburst on twitter, Cllr Roberts said:"Just spent ages trying to find a way out of the Woodland Gardens in Bushy Park. Every gate locked.

"No checks or walkthrough. Just locked. Sheer incompetence and negligence from the Royal Parks."

"'Dusk' doesn't cut it. One older woman also trapped. Give a TIME!"

The Lib.Dem councillor said he finally left the park at 0910pm.

According to the Royal Parks many of the gates are currently locked overnight from 9.30pm until 6am the following morning after a request from the police because of outbreaks of anti-social behaviour on the cricket ground at Hampton Hill.

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