Traveller who tried to turn farm fields into an illegal caravan site handed jail sentence

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A traveller who tried to turn farm fields into an illegal caravan site has been handed a jail sentence.

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Simon McDonagh received a two-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after establishing the camp on farmland in Stafford Borough.The site was created on agricultural fields behind Stallington Road, close to the village of Blythe Bridge.It was made without any planning consent to change the land's use.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say McDonagh appeared before the County Court in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, in June.He pleaded guilty to breaching an interim injunction secured by Stafford Borough Council against him.The local authority had obtained a court order to halt further development of the unauthorised site and prevent additional caravans from arriving.Despite the council initially serving him with a Stop Notice and then issuing an interim injunction, McDonagh continued with development work on the land.The court heard that between September 11 and 13 2025, he arranged for...

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