SIX campaigners battling against the construction of a Chepstow skatepark yesterday promised to end their on-site protest.

The six - including a retired soldier and an 87-year-old wheelchair user - were summoned to Cardiff High Court yesterday after an application for injunctions stopping them from interfering with construction was made by Monmouthshire council.

The court heard that they were identified - along with a seventh man who is currently on holiday - from a police video of a long-running protest at the Piggy's Hill site.

Alyson Bowden, aged 52, of Garden City, Geoff Phelps, aged 62, of Bulwark, former soldier William Pegg, aged 65, and Steve Champion, aged 45, both of St George Road, Bryan Rendell, aged 70, of St David's Close, and disabled Justice Phelps, aged 87, of Chepstow, all undertook not to enter the fenced-off site in the park or interfere with construction.

Bob Brown, aged 65, could not sign the agreement as he is on holiday - but it is thought he will on his return.

The protesters' solicitor, Stephen Dance, said he is now looking into whether Gwent Police had broken data protection rules by passing on the video to Monmouthshire council. Mr Dance said a legal challenge over planning permission is also a possibility.

Speaking after the case, he added: "The defendants were quite pleased with the outcome because there was no order for costs.

"They do have the option now to pursue other avenues."

After the hearing, one of the defendants, Geoff Phelps, said: "This is by no means the end. We will continue fighting because we believe this skatepark is in the wrong place.

"We agreed to this order to save our money for a fight over planning permission. We're not against a skatepark, we just want it somewhere safe."

The protesters have raised concerns about anti-social behaviour on the site.

A spokesman for Monmouthshire council said after the hearing: "We welcome the decision taken at the high court. That decision now paves the way for our contractors to move in and start work on the facility, which we have always said is essential for the young people of the area.

Superintendent John Burley, of 'B' Divisional Headquarters, at Pontypool, said: "We took legal advice internally before the release of video evidence, and the video evidence was released legitimately within the terms of the reduction of crime and disorder."