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.