CITY councillors have refuted claims that plans to fine beggars in Chelmsford are draconian in a heated cabinet meeting that raised questions about the new legislation's practicality.Council bosses ditched the homelessness element of its new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) at the start of the month after buckling under pressure from the Chronicle, the public, and pressure groups to fine antisocial rough sleepers in the city centre £100.But at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday (April...
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