Travellers destroy leafy English village in 48-hour 'military-scale' operation to concrete over fields

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Travellers destroy leafy English village in 48-hour 'military-scale' operation to concrete over fields.

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Travellers have destroyed a leafy village in a two-day "military-scale" operation.A group of travellers waited until council offices began to close at 4.45pm on Friday on September 11 to close in on land at the edge of Hillam, North Yorkshire.The patch of land, bought as a grazing paddock for horses, was trampled by a mass of lorries as the grass was stripped and covered with concrete rubble, stones and bricks.Tall fences were erected as neighbours desperately called North Yorskhire County Council to halt the development, but no officials were available over the weekend.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Septic tanks were also brought in to handle the waste from the dozens of caravans which quickly rushed the site.Residents said wildlife, including deer, had been driven away by the commotion, and stray dogs from the camp were now causing problems.Tim Grogan, the North Yorkshire county councillor for the village, told The Telegraph: "It was planned and executed incredibly fast, it was...

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A: Travellers destroy leafy English village in 48-hour 'military-scale' operation to concrete over fields.

B: Travellers have destroyed a leafy village in a two-day "military-scale" operation.A group of travellers waited until council offices began to close at 4.45pm on Friday on September 11 to close in on land at the edge of Hillam, North Yorkshire.The patch of land, bought as a grazing paddock for horses, was trampled by a mass of lorries as the grass was stripped and covered with concrete rubble, stones and bricks.Tall fences were erected as neighbours desperately called North Yorskhire County Council to halt the development, but no officials were available over the weekend.