Mr Pervez said the Labour-led council had received regular payments in recent months, but he said the authority was trying to clarify the current state of the club's finances.

BBC: Port Vale Football Club

Current research comparing chemical data taken in the 1960s and 1970s with the situation today may clarify things.

ECONOMIST: Ocean acidification

There is much talk of the Governing Council taking over, possibly expanded from its current size, but Mr Bremer must now clarify his plans.

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