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Travellers pitch up on Cannock park

Travellers have once again set up camp in Cannock - this time on a park near a children's playground.

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Travellers set up camp in the parkland between Delta Way and Labernum Ave, Cannock

One year on from the introduction of a new protocol to stop illegal encampments, a number of caravans have appeared at parkland between Delta Way and Labemum Avenue.

A recent report from Staffordshire County Council advised that the cost of removing traveller encampments costs an average of £2,500 per encampment.

The travellers have been asked to leave

The travellers have been asked to leave the site but were still there by Friday afternoon.

Councillor Maureen Freeman, who represents the Cannock South ward, said: "We can't stand for this in our community any more, it is the mess they leave behind every time that is the problem.

"I hope they leave as soon as possible."

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