A council has apologised to a weekly newspaper for failing to release a key document that a reporter had requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
But Wycombe district council did give the document - about the siting of a sports stadium - to a member of the public rather than the Bucks Free Press.
Now council spokeswoman Catherine Spalton has issued a statement apologising to the paper "for any inconvenience or confusion" caused by not releasing an important consultancy report into the stadium plan.
She added: "We will be reviewing their request and ensuring that all appropriate documents are released to them."
Free Press editor Steve Cohen said: "We were stunned when we realised that the council treated our request differently [from that of a member of the public] but we are pleased that the council was big enough to accept its error and apologise."
There has been considerable local opposition to the spending of £750,000 on the project, which will result in moves by the Wycombe Wanderers football team and London Wasps rugby side.
Sources: Bucks Free Press/holdthefrontpage
