A COUNCIL employee who fell down a hole while strimming grass was involved in a compensation settlement of more than £70,000, it has emerged.

Neath Port Talbot Council made three payments totalling £72,570 to resolve the claim.

It was one of dozens of such compensation settlements made by authorities in the region.

Reported by the South Wales Evening Post. You can read the full story here. 

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