A LLANBADARN Fawr resident has accused Ceredigion council of “vandalism” after council workmen pulled up a new fence and trees and plants to replace them with an “ugly” wire fence.

Joanne Morgan, who lives in Quebec Road, has hit out at the council for cutting down bushes, trees and flowers, removing a fence she had had put in place and dumping rubbish, including old asbestos panels, in the gardens of residents.

The work, which took place between the garden of the houses and the Canolfan Padarn day centre, was carried out without residents being informed, Ms Morgan said, adding that it had upset a number of residents.

She said: “The bottom of my garden was a nice, shady, private area. I’d had a new fence fitted and had been planting new bushes, trees and flowers in that area.

“My neighbours had trees and bushes too. It acted as a good boundary between our land and that of the council’s Canolfan Padarn day care centre. It was green and it assured security and privacy on both sides.

She added: “The council seems to act as if it is a law to itself. We pay more council taxes all the time, yet see services cut.”

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