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| 'Stupid old cow' Scarborough councillor Geoffrey Evans named | 'Stupid old cow' Scarborough councillor Geoffrey Evans named |
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| A councillor who called a member of the public a "stupid old cow" has been named after failing to apologise. | A councillor who called a member of the public a "stupid old cow" has been named after failing to apologise. |
| Scarborough Borough Council said it had warned Geoffrey Evans of the consequences if he did not make a written apology. | Scarborough Borough Council said it had warned Geoffrey Evans of the consequences if he did not make a written apology. |
| Mr Evans, 65, does not deny making the remark to Margaret Lister in 2012 but said he was unhappy with how the council had investigated the matter. | |
| He is no longer a parish or borough councillor for the Eastfield area. | He is no longer a parish or borough councillor for the Eastfield area. |
| The council's standards committee said: "Eastfield resident Mrs Lister had telephoned him to discuss a number of concerns she had about her local area and she alleged that during the conversation Mr Evans called her a 'stupid old cow' before putting the phone down on her. | |
| "Councillors are elected to represent the best interests of their local communities and sometimes that can include handling complaints or difficult situations. | "Councillors are elected to represent the best interests of their local communities and sometimes that can include handling complaints or difficult situations. |
| "However, no matter how awkward a conversation may become, councillors are expected to uphold the high standards expected of someone in public office and the use of offensive language of any kind is not acceptable." | "However, no matter how awkward a conversation may become, councillors are expected to uphold the high standards expected of someone in public office and the use of offensive language of any kind is not acceptable." |
| Mr Evans said the phone call had directly related to parish council business and had nothing to do with his role as a borough councillor. | Mr Evans said the phone call had directly related to parish council business and had nothing to do with his role as a borough councillor. |
| He stood down as a parish councillor in March and said he had resigned as a Liberal Democrat borough councillor on 1 October for family health reasons. | He stood down as a parish councillor in March and said he had resigned as a Liberal Democrat borough councillor on 1 October for family health reasons. |