TRAVELLERS SET UP CAMP AGAIN

The group of travellers who moved on from Carnival Field, in Wilmslow, last week have set up another camp on land to the rear of Total Fitness in Handforth.

They had spent two weeks on Carnival Field, having previously taken over fields adjacent to the A34 Wilmslow bypass for two weeks. They have now based themselves on more Council owned land near Dairy House Lane, which is just within the Cheshire East border.

A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said: “The Council is aware of a group of travellers, consisting of 15 caravans that are based on land off Dairy House Lane.”

“Council officers have visited the site and we are now moving forward with the legal process to secure possession of the site.”

The travellers left Carnival Field strewn with rubbish, rubble, tarmac, tree cuttings and the shell of an old caravan when they left, following legal action, on Monday, 15th July.

The caravan and general rubbish was removed last week and the Council`s street-scape team returned to the field this week to start removing the rubble, tarmac and tree debris.

Wesley Hutton, Team Leader at Cheshire East Council, said “We have already removed three caged transits full of litter, the rest will hopefully be removed this week when the wagon is available.”

The costs for clearing up after this group of travellers now exceeds