Fox-hunters ban couple's wedding in the country

THE fox-hunting owners of a medieval barn have banned a couple from marrying at the venue after the bride-to-be unwittingly revealed she is a press officer for the League Against Cruel Sports.

Zoe Mendies, 25, and Kushal Patel, 25, both from north London, had planned to marry at Notley Tythe Barn, in the heart of Buckinghamshire’s hunting country.

But when the farm’s owner, Nick Reynolds, received a confirmation fax from the bride with the letterhead of the anti-bloodsport group, he cancelled the event.

Mr Reynolds said: "I was aghast. We have suffered personal abuse from the LACS and yet she wanted to come and enjoy the heartland of the people whose lives she and her organisation seek to disrupt."

Miss Mendies claimed that Mr Reynolds should have publicised the fact that they will not let people who are against hunting use their barn.