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Council begins legal process to move travellers from Weston-super-Mare seafront
A court hearing is imminent
11:42, 28 APR 2021
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Council officials have begun the process to remove a group of illegally parked travellers from Weston-super-Mare’s Beach Lawns.
The group of around a dozen caravans arrived on the seafront over the weekend, sparking concern amongst the local community.
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Why police won t move travellers off Weston-super-Mare Beach Lawns
The force says it doesn t have the resources to move on the substantial encampment
16:45, 27 APR 2021
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Police have confirmed they will not be taking steps to remove travellers from Weston-super-Mare Beach Lawns.
North Somerset Council chiefs met police yesterday to discuss how to deal with the seafront encampment, with authority leaders asking the force to act.
Dorstone illegal rave : Officers use powers to disperse party-goers
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image captionOfficers set up road blocks near the site
A number of arrests for driving offences were made after hundreds of people attended an illegal rave .
People travelled from as far as Cambridge, Portsmouth and London for the event in Dorstone, Herefordshire.
West Mercia Police said it used a Section 63 dispersal order under the Criminal Justice Public Order Act to disperse some of the group who remained early evening on Sunday.
They were first called to reports of an illegal rave at 01:00 BST on Sunday.
Officers set up road blocks, but residents told the BBC that vehicles continued to arrive, and that groups were being dropped off from taxis.