Travellers set-up camp on recreation ground in Rossmore Road, Poole, and at Baiter car park - Dorset

From the Dorset Echo

TRAVELLERS have established two camps in Poole, in what some residents fear could be just the start of another summer of heightened tensions across the borough.

News of the two unauthorised encampments quickly spread to neighbouring Bournemouth Council who immediately stepped-up monitoring of their vulnerable open spaces.

They also beefed-up security at Kings Park to stop “unauthorised camps and maintain access for residents.”

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