A ROW over trees felled in Machynlleth’s Plas grounds could see town council clerk Jim Griffiths take legal action after accusing one letter writer of libel.

The town council has received a string of complaints regarding the felling of trees that Mr Griffiths said had been assessed as being diseased and potentially dangerous to members of the public, but he told councillors he was furious at one of the letters received and insisted he wasn’t “prepared to put up with it”.

Mr Griffiths said the latest letter he had received had left him angry and said he would be taking legal advice and considering whether to take legal action against the unknown letter writer.

While there had been criticism from the public about the decision to fell the trees, Mr Griffiths was backed by town councillors after he had said if councillors were unsatisfied with his handling of the matter he would stand down.

He insisted that, despite questions being asked of the town council’s process, he had taken action to prevent any potential incidents and to ensure the town council did not become liable for any incidents that may happen.

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