Travellers vow to fight after council starts to evict them from home of 20 years
- 3 days ago
Travellers say they'll be "left on the streets" after the council started action to evict them from a caravan site where they've lived for 20 years.
Bolton Council began the process to close down Crompton Lodge in Bolton, Lancashire, yesterday (18) in response to "escalating violence and criminality".
But travellers facing eviction say they are "fighting for their babies' home".
Kathleen Moloney moved into Crompton Lodge in 2004 and fears she’ll be “left on the streets” - along with her six children, aged 21, 17, 12, 11, eight, six, and elderly uncle.
'Irish traveller' Kathleen says seven families - approximately 40 people - face losing their homes at the site.
She says some have lived there for two decades.
Bolton Council began the process to close down Crompton Lodge in Bolton, Lancashire, yesterday (18) in response to "escalating violence and criminality".
But travellers facing eviction say they are "fighting for their babies' home".
Kathleen Moloney moved into Crompton Lodge in 2004 and fears she’ll be “left on the streets” - along with her six children, aged 21, 17, 12, 11, eight, six, and elderly uncle.
'Irish traveller' Kathleen says seven families - approximately 40 people - face losing their homes at the site.
She says some have lived there for two decades.