Travellers set up camp on Bill's Lane in Formby.

Yesterday ( Wednesday 3rd August) travellers set up a camp on Bill's Lane in Formby.

We recieved notification from Councillor Maria Bennett this morning with the following statement:

"I have just spoke to the council and they are issuing a Section 77 Notice to them this afternoon which is a Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 which means they ( The Travellers) have to leave within the next 3 days. If they don't then the council will go to court on Monday and issue court proceedings to have them evicted".

She went on to say; "They (The Council) have informed me that they had to do this in Birkdale a few weeks ago and that they (The Travellers) did leave when they issued the Section 77 Notice, but that these are not the same travelers as he has been to the site.

I hope this helps to keep you assured that we are doing everything we can to have them moved on"