Every day for a quarter of a century David Thorner laboured on his cousin’s farm without taking a penny in payment on the understanding that he would inherit the land when his relative died. But his dream of taking over the 200-acre (81-hectare) sheep and cattle farm in Somerset, worth more than £2m, was left in tatters when the will of his cousin Peter could not be found. Finally, after a two-year legal battle, a judge has ruled that the farm rightfully belongs to Mr Thorner. Mr Thorner, 57, left school at 15 and helped out on his parents’ livestock farm in nearby Worth, Somerset. He began working at Steart Farm in the early 80s doing odd jobs after Peter was widowed and suffered health problems. As Peter’s health failed, Mr Thorner worked up to 18 hours a day without pay, helping with the animals and maintenance, going to market and dealing with the paperwork. Read More