The row between Northavon Bowls Club and Bradley Stoke Town Council has featured in the national press on Wednesday - here’s a round-up of some of the articles.
The story has also attracted interest from overseas media outlets with this website getting calls from establishments such as American news channel CNN!
Police have been accused of heavy-handedness after sending in seven officers to deal with a group of pensioners who broke in to their own bowling green.
Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 23 April
PENSIONERS who were enjoying a quiet game of bowls were evicted by seven police officers.
Daily Express, Wednesday 23 April
As pitch invasions go, it was pretty sedate.
But when police were called to deal with pensioners on a bowling green without permission, they left nothing to chance.
Daily Mail, Wednesday 23 April
… an official complaint was to be lodged about the “heavy handed” police presence.
Fifty pensioners were raided by police during a relaxing Sunday morning game of bowls.
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