Travellers given dusty welcome in Gosport dragging out stay after eviction notice

Travellers who were welcomed to a Gosport field with a shower of dust from a no nonsense tractor still remain at the site - despite being ordered to leave.

A small band of travellers arrived at the scene off Grange Lane in Rowner around 4pm on Monday before they were showered in dust as a tractor mowed the tinder dry scorched grass, as reported.

Gosport Borough Council vehicles swooped to the area to block off any more travellers joining the group.

The travellers were served with an eviction notice on Wednesday morning but there are currently four tents and two caravans still at the site at the time of writing - despite the notice stating they have to leave “as soon as practicable”.

Reform leader Nigel Farage even waded into the episode said in a social media post accompanied by the video showing the tractor cutting the bare grass: “These are the crazy things that councils have to do to remove illegal encampments.

“Gosport Borough Council sent a tractor to 'cut the grass' to force them out. Local residents reported that they returned as soon as council staff left.

“Labour and the Tories talk tough on illegal encampments but they've only made the problem worse. The numbers rose by around 25% under the Tories and Labour are now making it easier for them to do as they please.

“Only Reform will give the police powers to remove illegal encampments immediately, seize the vehicles and make arrests.

“Local communities have been plagued by this madness for too long because the legacy parties are too weak to do anything about it.”