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Council Secures Injunction to Halt New Occupants at Somerset Travellers’ Site Tuesday, July 29, 2025 somerset council injunction travellers greenacres northcurry planning eviction legal accommodation Somerset Council has obtained a High Court injunction aimed at preventing additional occupants from settling on the Greenacres travellers’ site located on Oxen Lane in North Curry, near Taunton. Currently, over a dozen … Read More
Chaos as Travellers Swarm Seaside Town and Dump Nappies in the Sea Saturday, July 26, 2025 burnham-on-sea travellers somerset encampment eviction localcouncil community tourism pollution law Residents of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, have voiced strong frustration after a group of Travellers set up multiple caravans on the town’s seafront lawns on July 13, causing significant disruption to locals and holidaymakers … Read More
Travellers Occupy Somerset County Cricket Club Training Pitch, Forcing Sports Centre Closure Wednesday, July 9, 2025 travellers taunton somerset cricket eviction sports pitch closure tauntonvale campsite sport A sizeable group of travellers has taken over the training facilities at Taunton Vale Sports Group, the official training ground for Somerset County Cricket Club, leading to the abrupt closure of the centre. Overnight on … Read More
New Gypsy and Traveller Sites Proposed in Somerset Local Plan to Address Unauthorised Encampments Monday, July 7, 2025 somerset travellers localplan encampments housing gypsy taunton council planning accommodation Somerset Council is considering allocating new sites for gypsy and travellers in its forthcoming Local Plan, in hopes of reducing the frequency of unauthorised encampments across the county. Recent incidents—including a … Read More
New Glastonbury Solar Farm Proposed for Cancelled Travellers’ Site Saturday, July 5, 2025 solar glastonbury flooding travellers sustainable community cleanenergy somerset development planning Revised plans have emerged to develop a government-backed solar farm on a previously designated travellers’ site in Glastonbury, Somerset. This initiative is part of the £23.6 million Glastonbury town deal, funded by central … Read More