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EXCLUSIVE: The Williams Pears Group snapped up the 1,200-acre picturesque Trevalga for a cool £16million, it was announced this week. But some locals feel they've been 'left in limbo'.
The village, close to tourist attraction Tintagel and the legendary tale of King Arthur, on Cornwall's northern coastline, has been bought by the William Pears Group for the eight-figure sum.
Hearn's interest in buying the £15.75 million Trevalga estate as a 'family investment' has set the villagers aquiver, fearful that many of them - who are tenants - will be evicted.
Locals who fear eviction from one of Britain's last coastal communities unsullied by second homes have said they are fighting off a potential buyer - darts boss Barry Hearn (pictured).
Villagers facing eviction from Cornwall's Trevalga estate have vowed to continue their war with a top public school which is seeking to sell off the hamlet for £15.75 million.