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Council and police clear illegal traveller camp in Telford

Travellers were cleared from an illegal camp in Telford within hours today.

By Sophie Madden
Published Nov 17, 2017

Council enforcement officers and police yesterday visited the camp near Telford Langley School and issued notice to quit the site by 3pm or to head to the council’s transit site.

By 2.30pm, the camp on Duce Drive had been cleared.

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