Yeovil tenants evicted from home of 25 years for A303 scheme

Two tenants living near a road-widening project have been evicted from the home where they have lived for 25 years.

Iain Aird and Martine Hardy, who have lived in Camel Hill House, Yeovil, since the 1990s, say they are now homeless.

"The eviction was fairly brutal," said Mr Aird.

National Highways is upgrading the A303 which crosses the property and said its decision to evict them was not taken lightly.

"But the property will be severely impacted by noise and dust through the next stage of construction," a spokesperson for the government company said.

It was given permission by the government in late January to widen the A303 between the Podimore and Sparkford roundabouts in Somerset.