Court rules Dale Farm Travellers can stay for now
Residents today today won a temporary reprieve in their long-running battle to stay on the UK’s biggest illegal Travellers’ site.
A judge ruled that residents of Dale Farm near Basildon in Essex were entitled to an extension of an injunction stopping their evictions until the courts have ruled on the legality of their proposed removal.
The ruling was a blow to Basildon Council, which is also facing other legal action that could prolong yet further its 10-year battle to clear the site, expected to cost some £18m (€20.75m).
