Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Nick Tyrrell

Travellers park up caravans and 'let ponies run around' Liverpool road

Travellers have been spotted parking caravans on a Liverpool road and letting 'ponies run around' on the grass.

It comes just days after a traveller camp caused a car park and a swimming pool at Southport's Splashworld to close, with police called to the area amid allegations of threats and anti-social behaviour.

The traveller camp moved on Wednesday and one witness said hours later they were spotted on Sugarbrook Drive, Croxteth .

Travellers have set up camp on land off Sugarbrook Drive (Liverpool Echo)

An ECHO reader said a group 'have based themselves in the park next to fishing lake next to the DPD warehouse, they have blocked the path ways with cars and vans and now have ponies running around'.

Pictures taken by an ECHO photographer show caravans at the site but no ponies were visible at the time.

A Liverpool City Council spokesman said the council had been in contact with the landowner and the police about the travellers.

He said: “City Council officers have been out to the site of the unauthorised encampment and conducted a welfare visit. Officers have spoken to the people at the site in a bid to determine their intentions

Travellers have set up camp on land off Sugarbrook Drive (Liverpool Echo)

“We have established ownership of the land and made contact with the landowner. The landowner has now set the wheels in motion to have the encampment removed as soon as possible.

“In the meantime we are working closely with Merseyside Police to monitor the situation and ensure that any potential impact on the local community and businesses is minimised

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.