Dale Farm travellers finally pack up their OWN caravans as bailiffs move in

Travellers admitted defeat today and began pushing away their own caravans from the Dale Farm site after bailiffs removed the last few protesters.

The groups of men, who until now had stayed behind the scenes, emerged shortly after midday and wheeled their vans onto the neighbouring legal site.

The move marks the first time in a ten-year legal battle that the travellers have accepted that it is time to move on. They are clearing their goods from the site before the end of the week, when bailiffs are expected to began demolition.


This morning, a cherry picker crane nicknamed 'the eater' crushed the metal scaffolding at the front of the site that was preventing officials from getting inside.   More Read