Dale Farm Travellers win last-minute court injunction

Dale Farm residents won a last-gasp injunction today preventing Basildon Council from clearing structures from the site pending a further court hearing on Friday.

Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart granted the order at London's High Court on the basis that there was a realistic apprehension that the measures to be taken - while genuinely believed in by the council - "may go further" than the terms of the enforcement notices.

He said: "Having regard to the fact there is no fixed date for starting these - but they are imminent - I do not see that any serious injustice will be caused if the actual implementation of any measures will not take place before the end of this week."

Full report to follow.