Councillor wants to know why Travellers set up illegal Dundee camps while official site lay empty

From the Courier

An urgent review of Dundee’s ongoing issues with Travellers is needed as present policy is “going round in circles”, according to city councillor Tom Ferguson.

Two groups of Travellers camped illegally on public land rather than use the Dundee City Council site at Balmuir Wood at the weekend, leaving behind piles of waste.

The Courier has learned that the Balmuir Wood site was completely empty over the same weekend.

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