# 79-year-old UK grandmother refuses to sell garden for road 2026-08-14T17:30:48+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 79-year-old grandmother in Herefordshire, UK, has refused to negotiate over part of her garden for the proposed Southern Link Road, a £45 million ($60 million) bypass project. Jean Harris, a retired school secretary and piano teacher, says she will not voluntarily sell any land from her two-thirds of an acre plot, bought in 2003. She fears the 60mph road will destroy wildlife habitats and disturb a nearby oak tree she believes is 500 years old. Herefordshire Council plans to acquire the land compulsorily if no deal is reached. Harris’s three-bedroom bungalow, Pykeways, is valued at around £575,000. The Times of India reports she has not entered any negotiations, making her opposition unusually firm. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Herefordshire, Jean Harris Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/79-year-old-uk-grandmother-refuses-to-sell-garden-for-road/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/79-year-old-uk-grandmother-refuses-to-sell-garden-for-road/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.