Travellers concrete over ENTIRE field in illegal land grab as 'locals outnumbered' by caravan invaders

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An unauthorised traveller encampment has been constructed on a field in a quiet Bedfordshire village with locals left "outnumbered".

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The development appeared adjacent to an existing legal traveller site in Tilsworth, with construction beginning on Friday, June 12, just as Central Bedfordshire Council staff were clocking off for the weekend.Residents have described their lives as being made "hell" by the sudden appearance of the encampment, which now houses 19 motorhomes and caravans alongside approximately 70 on the neighbouring established site.Villagers claim hedgerows and wildlife habitats were destroyed during the rapid construction, which they have likened to a "military-scale invasion".With the village comprising around 140 homes, some locals now claim that travellers outnumber permanent residents, particularly given that many of the mobile homes reportedly accommodate five or six occupants each.One villager, who declined to give his name after hearing about alleged threats,...

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