OAP neighbours are locked in a furious row over a gate on their shared driveway which has ended up in a fist fight.
Raymond Kynaston, 82, of Leebotwood, Shropshire, shares a drive with his long-term neighbour Glyn Prosser, 66.
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Former farm shop owner Kynaston sells eggs, pickled onions and hanging baskets on his farmyard, which he has owned for 52 years.
Mr Prosser moved into a three-bed cottage six years ago next door and a “feud” over the metal gate ensued.
The saga has included it being thrown into a brook running alongside both properties.
But the gate row culminated in a punch up between the two pensioners.
And now Kynaston has been ordered to pay compensation after flooring Mr Prosser, who suffered a lump to his head.
Telford Magistrates Court was told that Mr Prosser used to be able to keep the gate open so he could drive his car out by hooking it to Kynaston’s fence.
But he wasn’t able to do that on April 24 as he attempted to leave with wife Barbara for a celebratory birthday meal.
Mr Prosser told MailOnline: “Ray had blocked our driveway (with the gate) when we went to drive out so I got out of the car and started moving the gate.
“Then he attacked me. He grabbed me from behind and punched me to the ground.”
His wife passed away three months later and now Mr Prosser has put his cottage up for sale.
What are your rights in this situation?
BOUNDARY disputes are legally private issues and so have to be resolved between the parties involved.
In most cases, local councils are not involved unless there are special circumstances or a planning element to the dispute.
Early resolutions can often be agreed through offers of settlement or professional mediation.
However, if a settlement can’t be agreed by the parties, then disputes can be taken to court to be ruled on.
This is often an expensive and time-consuming process as the court has to determine the legal boundary lines between properties.
If you are involved in a boundary dispute which you cannot resolve, your best option is to consult a solicitor for advice on your particular case.
Kynaston, who lost wife Susan in 2019, admitted that he pushed Mr Prosser to the ground.
He said: “(Mr Prosser) always made out that I’m the villain in all this but he’s the one who yelled abuse.”
Magistrates fined Kynaston £230 and ordered him to pay Mr Prosser £150 in compensation and £85 prosecution costs.
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