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Originally Posted by Vlad_Dracul
Easy...one doesnt exist and one has a lovely piece of music added to it...Stockport MBC has recently ben accused in the local press of being too soft on travellers a they apparently have to be careful what with them being a protected species or something...
http://www.stockportexpress.co.uk/ne...bos_on_gypsies |
Interestingly Tewkesbury council are also very soft on travellers, they openly have a 'policy of tolerance' towards travellers. When I worked for a company in that area the travellers turned up, smashed the barriers on the car park and set themselves up in the car park. They tried to gain entry to the building through the day by an open window.
The council were not interested, but as we were a list X government site the building was closed so the police could move in to move them on immediately. ( I understand after we left the police turned up with their riot gear)
The council was not amused and I understand were extremely annoyed that they were kicked up the backside from higher government level to get the mess cleared up. I understand that tax paying farmers in that area have taken the law into their own hands to remove travellers because the 'tolerant' council will not take any action, but when the travellers decide to move on they slap an order on the private land owner to clear up 'his' mess that has been left behind.