Family of failed firm ordered to pay £1m costs after losing bus station battle

15 Jan 2026 By Nicola Harley

Digital Edition: Family of failed firm ordered to pay £1m costs after losing bus station battle

The family of the owner of a collapsed contractor have been ordered to pay a council’s £1m costs in full, years after losing a legal battle over a bus station job. Close relatives of the late owner of Thomas Barnes & Sons – which is…

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