Dairy farmer gets green light to host weddings, despite objections from his own sister

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The owner of a Wigan farm has been granted a licence to host function events such as weddings and parties - despite objections from his sister.

Wigan’s licensing sub-committee heard the application for Haigh Barn at Willoughby Farm in Haigh was at the centre of a ‘family feud’.

Owner David Marsden applied for a licence for Jorden Turner, to run the venue as ‘designed premises supervisor’. But Mr Marsden’s sister Elaine Marsden and her partner Darren Lannon - whose home is 25 metres away from the venue - told the hearing the noise from events held so far at Haigh Barn was ‘unbearable’.

Samantha Faud, a solicitor acting for Mr Marsden, said he had given up operating as a fully fledged farm in 2021 in order to diversify. “The business has taken time energy and money to become an events space alongside a working farm,” she said. READ MORE: Tragedy as cyclist, 25, killed after crash with HGV at busy roundabout Ms Faud said Haigh Barn was now at a ‘crossroads’ and work was planned to make it into more of an events venue.