Whitbread

British

/ ˈwɪtˌbrɛd /

noun

Fatima. born 1961, British javelin thrower: won gold at the World Championships (1987)

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Its Conservative leader, Chris Whitbread, told the BBC after a meeting on Tuesday night that "we have agreed we are going to continue the process of appeal", adding "a strong majority" of councillors backed continuing court proceedings.

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Mr Whitbread told the BBC afterwards that the cost of the legal action would be made public "very soon".

From BBC

South Africa was as an all-star edition of the popular reality survival show, presented by Ant and Dec. Dickinson appeared alongside other campmates from previous series including Fatima Whitbread, Jordan Banjo and Myleene Klass, who went on to win.

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Chris Whitbread, the leader of the Epping council, went on to say overturning the injunction was "wrong".

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With many children returning to school for the first day of term on Wednesday, Conservative councillor Mr Whitbread urged potential protesters to show restraint as local people were "under great strain".

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