Travellers cut through a gate using an angle grinder to set up an illegal camp. It's the second time this month that a group has forced their way onto Weston-super-Mare seafront.
Three travellers arrived at the Beach Lawns on Friday evening (June 30) and were seen by rangers using a grinder to cut through locks on the gates. More caravans then arrived and a large group of travellers was parked illegally on the lawns on the site of the former putting green, reports Somerset Live.
This is the second time in the last few weeks travellers have gained access to the Beach Lawns, despite preventative measures being installed earlier this year. North Somerset Council spent £150,000 installing hundreds of bollards around the seafront site following years of illegal encampments.
