EV-0089 — Press cutting: “Chainsaw farmer vows to fight on” (Andrew Penman), eviction attempt
| EV ID | EV-0089 |
|---|---|
| Title | Press cutting: “Chainsaw farmer vows to fight on” (Andrew Penman), eviction attempt |
| Date of document | c. 30 April 1988 |
| Type | press |
| Evidence label | PRESS REPORT |
| Repository / reference | Buckler family evidence repository; Datro repository, pinned commit 2e514c59; Wayback images 2026-02-09_consortium-newspaper_bpvsbuckler__en_v0-0-1_001.jpg and …_005.jpg; Transcribed Press Archive transcripts page (N07). |
| Status | HELD — open the scan (image) |
| Provenance | Image of a cutting in the Buckler family repository (datro, commit 2e514c59), transcribed on Press Archive page N07; Newspaper and date unidentified. |
| Wiki catalogue page | GHF-E090-N07 |
| Claims that rely on this | 1988: Possession and Demolition, Court of Appeal — Forensic Assessment, Event Nomenclature Register — 1988 Great House Farm removal, seizure and occupat, Home Office — Forensic Assessment, House of Lords — Forensic Assessment, Llandough Community Council — 22 October 2026, Item 10: Great House Farm / Tŷ Ma, Media Gallery, Media Wales / Reach plc (South Wales Echo, Western Mail) — Forensic Assessment, National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) — Forensic Assessment, Press Archive — Newspaper Transcripts, Press Articles Index — every newspaper cutting and press extract, one page each, South Wales Police — Forensic Assessment (+4 more) |
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Quotation: “Then they started smashing the doors with poleaxes. My children were right behind the door when the axe came through. That’s when I started my chainsaw and pushed it through the door. They backed off then.”
Proves: Reports an eviction attempt at Great House Farm, Llandough, involving bailiffs and police, resisted over four hours, with competing accounts from Mr Buckler and a BP spokesman.
Does not prove: Does not establish farm ownership or confirm bailiffs’ conduct beyond Mr Buckler’s account; Newspaper, exact date, and BP’s procedural claims remain unconfirmed.