A WAR of words has erupted between two Pwllheli shopkeepers over pedestrian safety.

Ifor Hughes, of Cigyddion Pwllheli, told the Cambrian News displays outside the Sugacane Toys shop in Pwllheli town centre were an “accident waiting to happen” as they were “blocking” the pavement at one of the more dangerous intersections in the area.

But the owner of Sugacane Toys hit back saying they had been the target of a long-running campaign of abuse because they are English.

Mr Hughes, a butcher and former chairman of the town’s chamber of trade, said members of the public stopping to view the toyshop’s products were blocking the pavement and forcing people trying to cross the road from the car park opposite to go around the railings and stay on the road for longer.

“We had a case where a wheelchair user tried to gain access to the pavement, but was unable to due to the number of people gathered outside the shop,” Mr Hughes claimed.

Sugacane Director, Louise Signey, who is based in Chesterfield, responded to the accusations by saying their company was the victim of a sabotage campaign because the shop is owned by ‘English people’.

She said: “This is a continuation of nationalist harassment myself and staff have had to endure since we opened the store.

“The council regulations say you need to allow two metres for passersby which we are perfectly aware of and stick to.”

She also claims that her store has been vandalised and that she and her staff have been harassed on several occasions.

Read the full story in today’s Arfon/Dwyfor edition of the Cambrian News