Central: Travellers evicted from Steiner Street

The Deputy Leader of the Council, Clare Pritchard,  received multiple calls on Wednesday evening that a large number of travellers had arrived at a site off Steiner Street in Accrington. Councillors were on the site until 11.30pm to liaise with police.

The travellers were served with an order by Hyndburn Borough Council and Lancashire County Council to vacate the land within 24 hours and these have now been moved on.

Cllr Pritchard said, "The site at Steiner Street has been left in a mess after just a day and this will be cleaned up by HBC next week. Six vehicles moved from there on to the Oswaldtwistle Mills car park and these are now also being dealt with.  Residents in all wards are urged to keep an eye on any spare land and contact their local Labour representatives if any travellers arrive."