OFFICIALS at Taunton Deane Borough Council have apologised after parking enforcement officers threatened to slap tickets on unsuspecting Wellington shoppers' windscreens on Saturday - despite a well-publicised Christmas parking amnesty in the town.

They blamed the blunder on an "administrative error" and confirmed there WILL be free parking in the town's car parks on the next three Saturdays before Christmas.

See today's WWN for the full story.