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.
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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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