Farmers face eviction from centuries-old farm as council seeks to build more homes

Arable farmers Karen and David Yates said they have until February 24 to leave Earls Farm in Bolton

Chris Brayford
clock • 8 min read
Karen and David Yates at Earls Farm in Bolton. Ms Yates said: "It is appalling the way farmers are treated. In years to come, this will be viewed as a miscarriage of justice in the same way subpostmasters were so vividly treated in Mr Bates vs the Post Office'."
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Karen and David Yates at Earls Farm in Bolton. Ms Yates said: "It is appalling the way farmers are treated. In years to come, this will be viewed as a miscarriage of justice in the same way subpostmasters were so vividly treated in Mr Bates vs the Post Office'."

Tenant farmers in Bolton face the prospect of being homeless within just days as the Council seeks to build houses on the farm. Karen and David Yates, arable farmers at Earls Farm in Harwood, said 300...

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