A PENSIONER who says her property was damaged by drinkers from a neighbouring pub is still waiting for compensation more than 10 months on.

Diana Bailey lives next door to the Millers Arms in Bridge Street, Pershore.

She said that in October last year two men drinking in the pub climbed into her garden causing £237 of damage.

Since then she has been trying to claim compensation for the repairs from Darren Eden, of Spirit Hospitality, the landlord at the time, and brewery Wadworth, which owns the pub. But both are denying any responsibility.

Mrs Bailey said: “They dropped down into the garden and dragged all the electric cables with them, it was very dangerous.

“It wasn’t the first time. I have had a lot of smashed glass in the garden. It is my property but they damaged it so I thought they were responsible.”

Mr Eden decided to close the Millers at the beginning of the year after police were called to the pub when brawls broke out on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

A statement at the time said the reason was that some of the pub’s clientele posed a risk to staff, customers and the community and that it was not fitting in with the company’s values.

The Millers has since re-opened with new tenants at the helm and has been trouble-free according to Mrs Bailey, but she is still waiting for compensation.

Peter Sullivan, sales and marketing director at Wadworth, said that while it is responsible for the fabric of the building, the responsibility for the behaviour of the clientele lay with Mr Eden as the tenant.

Mr Eden said he investigated the incident at the time and saw no damage.

He said there was no record of anyone gaining access to Mrs Bailey’s property and the pub had closed at midnight – an hour before the alleged incident.

“We also contacted the police who advised us they did not have any record of the alleged incident. We communicated with Wadworth and believe the matter to be closed.”