Wednesday, September 21, 2011

#dalefarm :Iconic image from Dale Farm as homeless Travellers arrive in Luton.

Travellers from the illegal Dale Farm site have began setting up a new camp 60 miles away in Luton, it is claimed.

Planning changes 'will make gypsy camps easier'
Some Dale Farm travellers have relocated to Luton Photo: WARREN ALLOTT
Around 20 caravans from the disputed site in Basildon, Essex have pitched up at Stockwood Park in Bedfordshire and it is thought more could be on their way.
The travellers, who are facing eviction from Dale Farm, have warned that they have nowhere else to go.
Luton Borough Council has now begun legal action to have them removed from the park, which is home to a golf course, riding centre and various gardens.
The travellers who had been living illegally at Dale Farm have been told they must leave the site after losing a decade long battle with Basildon Council.
Bailiffs were due to move in on Monday to forcibly remove them, but around 200 people, including many supporters barricaded themselves inside...read more