Travellers have built an illegal permanent camp using 1,000 tonnes of rubble and 12 dumper trucks in just three days after moving onto a field in the middle of the night, despite being denied planning permission. Truckers arrived on the land close to the Swan With Two Necks pub at Blackbrook, in Staffordshire, at 3am last … Read more
Travellers have built an illegal permanent camp using 1,000 tonnes of rubble in just three days after they were denied panning permission to park six caravans on the site. Around 12 dumper truckers arrived on the land close to the Swan With Two Necks pub at Blackbrook, in Staffordshire, at 3am last Saturday. Drone footage shows … Read more
Travellers have descended on Wickham in Hampshire despite the official cancellation of this year’s horse fair due to the coronavirus crisis. Around 25 caravans parked up overnight close to the small town in Hampshire, but were disappointed to find a heavy police presence in the area, reportedly stopping travellers from trading their horses. The organisers … Read more
Gypsies will not be moved from public land during the coronavirus lockdown, councils say – despite new figures showing crime near traveller sites is around 50 per cent higher than the national average. Kent Police are allowing illegal campers to stay on council-owned land provided they do not burn rubbish, drive on footpaths or go … Read more