‘Leave English or die’: Chilling threat is sprayed on walls of a family-run pub in Wales leaving landlords wondering ‘how far these people will go’

• The Cottage Inn in Wales was vandalised with the message: ‘Leave English or die’
• Owners Vincent Davies and Fay Bohea, who are English, say they were left afraid
• They saw the words and were ‘on edge not knowing how far these people will go’
• The pub was previously targeted in July when someone stole a sign from it 

The owners of a Welsh pub say they are feeling ‘on edge’ after anti-English graffiti was spray-painted on their building.

Vincent Davies and Fay Bohea, the owners of The Cottage Inn in Llandeilo, raised alarm with the police after ‘Leave English or die’ was sprawled across their pub.

The owners said they were left fearful after seeing the words and ‘not knowing how far these people will go.’ 

They shared a photo of the vandalism on their Facebook page with the caption: ‘What can I say? The words say it all.’

‘Disgusted’ locals have offered their support to the owners and labelled the message as ‘shocking’ and ‘not a true reflection of our community.’

The family-run Cottage Inn sits 60 miles from the England Wales border and is a popular spot with visitors in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. 

But this isn’t the first time the pub has been targeted. In July the owners shared that their sign had been stolen, costing them £98 to fix and replace.

Vincent Davies and Fay Bohea, the owners of The Cottage Inn in Llandeilo, raised alarm with the police after ‘Leave English or die’ was spray-painted on their pub

Mr Davies, 58, and Ms Bohea, 55, moved from Lancashire to the Welsh countryside in their dream of running the country pub just five months ago.

But they have been left shocked by sinister anti-English graffiti emblazoned in black letters across the pub’s bright pink walls.

The owners said they were left ‘a little on edge’ after seeing the words and ‘not knowing how far these people will go.’ 

Mr Davies said he contacted police after he spotted the message on a wall opposite the car park. 

‘We are both from England,’ he explained. ‘When we saw the word ‘die’ we knew it had to be taken seriously.

‘We have told the police and it is in their hands.’

After posting the graffiti on Facebook, the owners were overcome with messages of support from locals who said the message does not reflect the views of the community. 

‘This is awful to see and not a true reflection of our community. We are a welcoming town and will help the pub any way we can,’ one mother wrote. 

The owners were left shocked by sinister anti-English graffiti emblazoned in black letters across the pub’s bright pink walls. They said they were left ‘a little on edge’ after seeing the words and ‘not knowing how far these people will go’

The family-run Cottage Inn sits 60 miles from the England Wales border and is a popular spot with visitors in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. But this isn’t the first time the pub has been targeted. In July the owners shared that their sign had been stolen, costing them £98 to fix and replace

Another person, who recently moved to Wales from England, added: ‘So disgusted seeing this and being new to the area ourselves from England, this makes me very worried by the complete hatred in the area shown to a couple who are just trying to help the community and run a business. 

‘This is a death threat and should be taken seriously by the police!! Hope they get caught and named.’

‘This has made me sad and angry. I am so sorry. This does not reflect our beautiful homeland and kind, caring, sharing people,’ another echoed. 

Neighbours have rallied around to offer support to the couple, even offering to help clean away the graffiti. 

One said: ‘Please let us know if you need help in washing away this awful message. I will be there with soap and water.’ 

Another added: ‘Absolutely disgusting why anyone would write this on our local pub. Someone obviously has too much time on their hands. 

‘Would love to see them get caught and see them on their hands and knees scrubbing the wall.’

Meantime, police in the Dyfed Powys force are investigating the incident. 

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