Ottery St Mary: Mayor elected for tenth successive year

Is this a good thing?

Ottery St Mary seems in need of some regeneration work – should this perhaps be in the hands of new brooms? It has the air of a town, if not on the way dow, at least not on the way up.

In the police force, officers are rotated to new areas at least every ten years to avoid institutionalisation and cosy relationships.

Might Ottery St Mary need the same sort of thing?

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