Jeremy Clarkson says 'mild problem' on farm caused villagers to 'shake fists with fury'

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Jeremy Clarkson, 61, has had many highs and lows. Highs in the sense he has won awards for highlighting the hard work and dedication within the agricultural industry through his series his Clarkson's Farm, and the lows - contestant run-ins with the villagers of Chipping Norton.He's not afraid to speak publicly about the tension bubbling away between Diddly Squat and his neighbours, and in his latest column for The Times he revealed that after another "mild problem" arose, his nemesis' where left "shaking their fists with fury".Discussing issues from around the world, Jeremy was then distracted by ones much closer to home."We have the scenes outside my farm shop," he shook his head."In the run-up to Christmas many people came from far and wide to buy honey and milk."This caused a mild parking problem, I admit, but there’s no such thing as mild any more."He added: "So the villagers shook their fists with fury, as though their dogs had been murdered and their houses burnt down."But he pointed out there are similar issues in every village across the country."Someone says their neighbour’s hedge is a bit too tall, and within a week they are in a wicker man and the village elders are dancing hysterically round the maypole, naked save for a layer of woad and goose fat," he quipped.Recently, the former Top Gear host faced more angry backlash from residents over his expansion ambitions.More than 50 objections were raised with his local council after he had applied to build a new 70-space car park and 60-seat cafe on the site close to the village of Chadlington, Oxfordshire.The 61-year-old star attended an in-person meeting of West Oxon District Council on 10 January to make a personal plea.He told councillors: "We have been told.