A councillor has urged a mystery eco-warrior who has laid claim to an abandoned graveyard to come forward - so he can be billed for years of maintenance work by the town hall. Councillor John Mullen has sent the message to the man who allegedly paid for the gates to the Barton Upon Irwell Roman Catholic Graveyard to be repaired, before locking them with a padlock and putting up a ‘no trespassing’ sign.
Coun Mullen, who lives near the cemetery in Eccles, has emailed the address on the sign asking the person to make himself known. He wrote: “I note that you have placed a sign on the gates that suggest that you now own the land as only the land owner could press trespass charges.
“Please could you confirm title and an address where Salford city council can invoice you for the past works cutting back vegetation from the highway for the last 20 years? I look forward to your response.”
