4:55pm Monday 17th November 2008
By David Lindsell
Perks given to Kingston councillors have been made public in the latest register of gifts and hospitality.
Leader of the council Councillor Derek Osbourne was entertained by the Korean Residents’ Society last year.
Deputy leader Coun Barry O’Mahony had lunch at City restaurant Smiths of Smithfields in April, as a guest of John Miles of Bishops Palace House.
Coun Ian and Mary Reid were invited to the Rotary Club President’s Dinner.
Coun Ian Reid was also given a taxi home from the best council to work for awards in August, in which Kingston came twenty-first.
Councillors must declare any gift or hospitality over the value of £25.
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