COBO car park was blocked off again yesterday as the ownership dispute took a new twist. According to reports, vehicles left in the car park in the morning were removed and taken to a nearby field before eight of them were later returned to block off any possible entrance or exit to the car park.

Thomas Holroyd, who claims to own the land through purchase of the Fief de Carteret from his mother Kathleen, declined to comment on yesterday’s developments. Meanwhile Castel senior constable Chris Workman said the douzaine had nothing to do with any of the vehicles’ removal from the area.

The car park was first blocked off by boulders at the end of January. ‘There were hints that it was going to be done, but I don’t know who is responsible. It was not the douzaine,’ said Mr Workman. ‘I understand the cars were moved and now they’ve been placed back, blocking the car park off.’

He said the douzaine would be talking to its lawyers to see if there was anything that could be done before it meets at its monthly meeting this evening.