Record

EV ID	EV-0107
Title	South Wales Echo (1988): councillor calls demolition decision ‘disgusting’
Date of document	Wednesday 7 December 1988
Type	press
Evidence label	PRESS REPORT
Repository / reference	South Wales Echo, 7 Dec 1988 (byline Peter Collins); British Newspaper Archive/Findmypast (1983–2005). Screenshot: N15 image group, datro commit 2e514c59; Google Drive Screenshot_20250617-1721xx–172337.
Status	HELD — open the scan (image)
Provenance	Screenshot of a British Newspaper Archive search result, N15 image group; A snippet, not full article; Image unmatched as at 10 October 2026.
Wiki catalogue page	GHF-E090-N15-08
Claims that rely on this	None linked yet

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Image: EV-0107 — South Wales Echo (1988): councillor calls demolition decision ‘disgusting’

Quotation: “a Vale of Glamorgan councillor and BP pensioner said the decision by BP Properties to flatten the buildings was ‘disgusting’. He plans to write to them in protest. Mr Billy Buckler’s family had battled for 33 years to prove they owned […]”

Proves: South Wales Echo (7 Dec 1988) reported a councillor/BP pensioner called BP Properties’ demolition ‘disgusting’ and planned to protest; Buckler family sought ownership proof for 33 years.

Does not prove: Headline, councillor’s name, and surrounding article text are not visible in the extract; The councillor’s reported opinion does not establish title ownership.

File stored in the wayback archive: EV-0107 in the artifact index.