Travellers smash through locks to set up illegal encampment on popular local park as residents fume
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Angry residents in a Birmingham suburb have been left outraged after travellers forced their way into a popular park, establishing an unauthorised encampment.The group reportedly employed bolt cutters and angle grinders to destroy a lock on the gate at Highfield Lane Park in Quinton, with dozens of caravans, trucks and other vehicles subsequently streaming onto the siteThe incursion took place less than two years since the same location was previously targeted.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Horses were spotted roaming freely and stabled within a children's play area, while the encampment sprawled across the entire park.
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The site serves as the primary gateway to Woodgate Valley Country Park, a 450-acre natural haven...
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