Travellers move after jail threat - Cambridgeshire

From cambridgenews.co.uk

Four Travellers have moved their caravans off illegal plots after being threatened with a prison sentence.

Adophus Buckley, Sherry Buckley, Elsie Holmes and Jess Forstick were told earlier this month they would be jailed for 28 days if they failed to leave The Oaks in Meadow Road, Willingham within three weeks.

The land was covered by a 2007 High Court injunction which banned its use for residential purposes without planning permission. Officers from South Cambridgeshire District Council inspected the land on Friday and confirmed it had been returned to its original state. The Travellers were also ordered to pay £18,840 in costs.

Cllr Ray Manning, who represents Willingham, said: “We know how much our residents value open spaces and I urge Travellers not to use unauthorised plots of land.”