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A farmer who used a billboard to accuse a small village of being a 'lawless and godforsaken place' has shared his relief after charges against him were dropped.
After being slapped with a £90 fine earlier this year, Carl Powell, 75, was hauled to court to face a public order offence in July after residents of Peopleton on Worcestershire, complained about Mr Powell's billboards.
On the board, he described the small town as 'most definitely the nastiest village in Worcestershire' which was put up after a local planning row.
Carl Powell (pictured outside Worcester Magistrates Court with a duplicate of his sign), 75, put up the billboard describing the village of Peopleton as a 'murderous, lawless and godforsaken place'. Charges of a public order offence against him have now been dropped
The angry farmer placed the sign on an old grain dryer at his Stone Arrow Farm and was soon slapped with a £90 fine, and later summoned to court
The other contained reference to field gates being taken off their hinges on October 24, 2018 to 'let stock onto the highway'.
Now, after a lengthy row and a delayed trial, charges against Mr Powell of Stone Arrow Farm, Worcs., have been dropped.
After his first court appearance in July, Mr Powell arrived at
