Jeremy Clarkson’s farm shop faces axe after bales of hay were declared Covid risk by local councillors
JEREMY Clarkson’s new farm shop faces closure after hay bales used as seats were declared a Covid risk by parish councillors.
Diddly Squat also has haphazard parking and its produce is not local enough, the nitpickers say.
They want the Cotswolds village store closed — just seven months after it was opened by the Grand Tour star and Sun columnist.
A Chadlington Parish Council letter to district planners moans fabric throws over his outdoor café seating bales are “against Covid-19 regulations”.
It complains his local produce is not from “solely within West Oxfordshire District Council boundaries”.
And it says parking by his Amazon series I Bought A Farm film crew makes it an “accident waiting to happen”.
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The former Top Gear star sells a range of products including eggs from his own hens, locally baked sourdough and honey from his bees.
Jeremy, 60, said: “It’s only a little shop but it employs five people and buys cakes, milk, bread, sausage rolls and so on from locals who would otherwise be out of a job.
"In this recession, I’m sure West Oxfordshire council will want to help.”
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