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Council Acts To Halt Illegal Travellers Site

Legal action has been taken by Northampton Borough Council they say to prevent an area of land in the town being used as an illegal travellers site.

Legal action has been taken by Northampton Borough Council they say to prevent an area of land in the town being used as an illegal travellers site. The land has been used as a brakers yard without planning permission. Stuart talks to Councillor Tim Hadland, the Northampton Borough Council cabinet member for regeneration, and to Matthew Brindley, from the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain.

Plus:

* Businesses in Northamptonshire count the cost of the post-floods clean up

* Northamptonshire farmers using Twitter for a weekly debate

* A free meals service in Northampton celebrates its first anniversary

* A fundraising campaign's underway in Daventry after officials refused to fund a special bathroom for a young quadraplegic girl

* Northants charity benefits from Christmas TV appearance by Saints star Ben Foden and his pop-star wife

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Last on

Fri 4 Jan 2013 06:00

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  • Fri 4 Jan 2013 06:00

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