Sorry, it was the Shropshire Star, not the County Times:
"15th April 2002.
Airport boss wins dispute. By Karen Evans
A lengthy legal battle over the control of Mid Wales Airport, in Welshpool, has ended in victory in the High Court for its owner.
A new company has now been formed to encourage fresh business investment into the area around the airport, and plans have been announced to extend the runway to accommodate larger aeroplanes within three or four years.
The long-running fight over the airport finished with a ruling in favour of farmer and pilot Bob Jones, who owns the land, against former management team Pool Aviation.
Ten jobs have been lost as a result of Pool Aviation's departure from the airport.
Mr Jones has now formed Mid Wales Airport Limited to encourage new business - a task the airport was opened for in 1991, when it was built with investment from local electronics giant Control Techniques, the former Montgomeryshire District Council and former Development Board for Rural Wales.
Mr Jones was closing the flying school at the site today and said he has no plans to establish another.
Among the facilities Mr Jones intends to bring to the airport is an aerodrome licence that will allow charter aircraft and helicopter use.
There are also plans to extend the runway to accommodate larger planes in three or four years.
But Pool Aviation's managing director Tony Benyon claimed that the High Court ruling to get them to leave has left ten people without jobs.
He said: "We took the airport on when it was nothing and developed it into a thriving facility for the community. However, our departure means 10 people have been made redundant."
The legal wrangle between Mr Jones and Pool Aviation started when a management agreement ended in December 1998.
Mr Jones said: "We gave Pool Aviation notice to vacate because we had an initial agreement for seven years and we didn't want the firm to stay on for another seven."
A High Court order ruled in August 2000 that Pool Aviation had to move out.
The company appealed in January 2001.
The final hearing was heard earlier this year when three judges at the High Court in London ordered Pool Aviation to quit by today."
- WWW, there's an £82/hr C182 there. Cheaper than your B737
