Video footage appears to show wind turbine company director Mike Hodgson, 54, pulling out the colourful herbs and flowers less than 24 hours after the raised bed had been planted

A raging businessman destroyed a bed of wildflowers in a row with green-fingered neighbours who installed a community planter outside his house.

Video footage appears to show wind turbine company director Mike Hodgson, 54, pulling out the colourful herbs and flowers less than 24 hours after the raised bed had been tenderly planted by volunteers.

Mr Hodgson and his partner, who have been accused of ‘terrorising’ locals with anti-social allegedly took ‘power tools and crowbars’ to destroy the bed of blooms next to his luxury home.

Villagers then staged a ‘sit-in’ to protect the flower bed during the turf war in the heart of the countryside village.

Mr Hodgson and partner Shirin Poostchi, 55, were filmed as they climbed onto the soil and pulled out the plants that had been put in place.

Video footage appears to show wind turbine company director Mike Hodgson, 54, pulling out the colourful herbs and flowers less than 24 hours after the raised bed had been planted

Video footage appears to show wind turbine company director Mike Hodgson, 54, pulling out the colourful herbs and flowers less than 24 hours after the raised bed had been planted

Villagers staged a sit in to try and protect the bed, but Mr Hodgson simply climbed over them

Villagers staged a sit in to try and protect the bed, but Mr Hodgson simply climbed over them

The bed was planted in preparation for Britain in Bloom and in association with the village Conservation Group and Community Council Biodiversity Project

The bed was planted in preparation for Britain in Bloom and in association with the village Conservation Group and Community Council Biodiversity Project

Locals said there had been an ongoing planning dispute with wind turbine company boss Mr Hodgson after he moved into the countryside village of Gwaenysgor, North Wales, around 10 years ago.

Neighbour Andy Clarke, 58, said: ‘We installed a herb planter adjacent to their house – it is not on their land but is next to it.

‘Members of the public had to sit on the bed to stop them destroying it. The police were called but no one was cautioned or arrested.’

Mr Clarke, a creative director at a design agency, said the flowers had been planted with the support of the community council in what he described as a ‘sleepy, rural, village, where the average age of residents must be over 60’.

He said: ‘We planted this to brighten things up and as part of readying the village for Britain in Bloom and in association with the village Conservation Group and Community Council Biodiversity Project.

‘We hoped it would last a long time but it didn’t even last a day.’

Mr Clarke said villagers had previously contacted their local Conservative Senedd Member Mark Isherwood and police regarding alleged ‘anti-social behaviour’ problems with Mr Hodgson but to no avail.

Mr Hodgson said he did not wish to comment on the dispute and said: ‘To be honest it is not something we want to be dealing with.’

Ms Poostchi added: ‘We’re trying to get on with our day at work.’

North Wales Police has been contacted for comment.

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