Newport council has settled the two-year legal dispute with the archaeological trust that excavated Newport's medieval ship. The unexpected nature of the discovery in June 2002 meant that site work on the unique 15th century vessel took five weeks longer than planned. The council alleged that the extra work had not been properly agreed and refused to pay the UKP118,438 that Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust (GGAT) claimed it was owed. Before the case reached court earlier this year, however, the council agreed to settle. Bob Trett, chairman of GGAT when the dispute started, said: 'For a small charitable trust it’s a lot of money. It’s the difference between solvency and going under. As a result of this dispute, four people were made redundant, though one has since been re-employed. It needn't have happened.' Newport council declined to comment.

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