Illegal Traveller camps in Bournemouth and Poole won’t be transferred to temporary site in Piddlehinton - Dorset

From the Daily Echo

MEMBERS of Gypsy and Traveller communities who set up illegal encampments in Bournemouth and Poole will not be transferred to a temporary site in rural Dorset.

Peter Finney, cabinet member for Community and Public Health at Dorset County Council, said the temporary site at Piddlehinton will not be used to accommodate Travellers from unauthorised camps in neighbouring council areas like Bournemouth and Poole.

Speaking about the anticipated arrival of members of the Traveller community over the summer months, Cllr Finney said: “It’s always a big concern. That is why councils have to provide temporary facilities to give police the ability to use their powers to move them.

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