For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A council has been accused of 'acting like communist China' for suspending a loyal librarian of 34 years.
Maureen O'Bern, 58, says she has been punished by Wigan council after raising concerns about the redevelopment of The Galleries shopping centre.
In social media posts, Ms O'Bern, who worked at Leigh Library, criticised the involvement of Beijing Construction Engineering Group International (BCEGI), a state-owned Chinese firm, in the £130m masterplan.
The council hopes to build a new 150-room hotel, 464 homes and a multimedia centre with a cinema, ten-lane bowling alley and indoor mini golf as part of the Galleries 25 project, a joint venture
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