Rent 'unpaid on allotments for seven years'
SNOWBOUND: Gainford allotments RENT for land used as village allotments has not been paid for seven years – as the owner had not submitted an invoice. A demand totalling £9,000 has now been submitted to Gainford Parish Council by Ruttle Plant Hire, the owners of land used as allotments in the village. Martin Clark, clerk, told members at their February meeting, the rent for the land was £1,500 per year, but no payment had been made since 2014. He added: “They [Ruttle Plant Hire] were told we wouldn’t pay them without an invoice and that is now in. They have allowed us £750 discount....
Source: teesdalemercury.co.uk