EV-0119 — South Wales Echo, 20 March 1989: BP Properties site operation after legal battle
| EV ID | EV-0119 |
|---|---|
| Title | South Wales Echo, 20 March 1989: BP Properties site operation after legal battle |
| Date of document | Monday 20 March 1989 |
| Type | press |
| Evidence label | PRESS REPORT |
| Repository / reference | South Wales Echo, held by British Newspaper Archive (1983–2005, Findmypast). Screenshot: Buckler family evidence repository, N15 image group; Candidate files datro …_002.png–_006.png (commit 2e514c59); Google Drive Screenshot_20250617-1721xx–172337; Specific image unmatched. |
| Status | HELD — open the scan (image) |
| Provenance | Search-result snippet from a British Newspaper Archive screenshot, N15 image group, Buckler family evidence repository; Image unmatched; Extract transcribed on Press Archive page (N15). |
| Wiki catalogue page | GHF-E090-N15-14 |
| Claims that rely on this | Media Wales / Reach plc (South Wales Echo, Western Mail) — Forensic Assessment |
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Quotation: “[…] to the ground by BP Properties following a 30 year legal battle over ownership between the company and farmer Mr Billy Buckler. The lorries moved onto the site at 7.30am today and the operation is likely to take several days. Mr Buckler has been unable to […]”
Proves: A South Wales Echo item, 20 March 1989, reported BP Properties’ action ‘to the ground’ after a 30-year ownership dispute with farmer Mr Billy Buckler, with lorries arriving at 7.30am.
Does not prove: The snippet omits the headline, byline, and surrounding text, so it does not establish what was done to the ground or confirm demolition, clearance, or construction.