A CAMPAIGN to save disputed land in Tywyn from being claimed by a local farmer hit a stumbling block after a local contractor pulled out of a deal to fence off the area fearing it would cause “too much trouble”.

Last Wednesday the Ynysmaengwyn Trust, comprised of Tywyn town councillors, met to discuss an ongoing land dispute between the Trust and its neighbour, Ysguboriau farm.

A section of land, approximately three football pitches in size, which forms part of the Ynysmaengwyn estate is being claimed by the farm in an adverse possession of land claim.

A solicitor from Morris and Bates, Annwen Jones, who is representing the Ynysmaengwyn Trust, was present at the group’s last meeting in September and urged the Trust to fence of the disputed land “immediately”.

The proposal had been made for several months, but the work has still not been completed.

At the time, a contractor quoted for the work and the bid was accepted, but the company pulled out of deal at a later date as the “job would cause too much trouble”.

Another contractor has now been hired to take on the fencing contract, with work expected to start in the near future.

Now the Trust is looking to prove that Ysguboriau farm has no right to the land, known locally as the ‘Anne Owen’s Walk’.

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