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Travellers set up new camp on builders’ ground near Forfar

The group are believed to be the same Travellers who camped out at Orchardbank earlier in the month.
The group are believed to be the same Travellers who camped out at Orchardbank earlier in the month.

Travellers twice moved on from illegal Forfar sites in recent weeks have pitched up at a disused mill near the town.

The group, which first arrived on open ground near the town’s Montrose Road at the beginning of May, has been at the centre of at least two court actions to move them on.

The latest led to a mass exodus from a site at Orchardbank business park last Friday.

Hours earlier a sheriff had granted a motion lodged by the joint owners of the land, Angus Council and Hermiston Securities Ltd, ordering the Travellers to leave the site.

They have now moved to the rural location of the former Glen Coull Mill, north of the A90 a few miles from the town and close to the village of Tannadice.

The businessman owner of the site has expressed frustration over the police handling of the illegal entry to the old mill, but is now pursuing talks with both Police Scotland and Angus Council in a bid to resolve the situation.

The site is owned by Guild Homes, opposite whose new Restenneth Fields development on the east of Forfar the Travellers first set up base.

Hours before baliffs were due to arrive to throw them off the site, they moved to Orchardbank opposite the Scottish HQ of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and were there from mid-May until last weekend.

Businessman Mark Guild said: “Guild Homes own a 5.5 acre development site at Glen Coull Mill, Tannadice. This site is kept secure at all times with a two-metre high security fence surrounding the site and a padlocked gate.

“During the night of Friday June 13 the padlock on the gate was broken and entry was gained.”

Mr Guild said the same Travellers who were moved on from Orchardbank business park in Forfar earlier the same day then moved in.

“They continued to move in during the weekend and there are now around 25 caravans and associated vehicles on site,” he added.

Mr Guild says the matter has been reported to the police and claims: “They have advised us we cannot again lock our gates to our premises, and if we do so, we may be charged.”

“Whilst this incident causes huge inconvenience for our company we also have concerns for the safety and welfare of the Travellers who cannot continue to be chased around the countryside from one location to another, causing upset to them and the neighbours and businesses adjacent to the various locations in which they set up camp.

“With this in mind we are currently focusing on working with both Angus Council and Police Scotland to ensure both the safety and welfare of both Travellers and neighbours.

“Together we hope to achieve both an early and satisfactory resolution for all concerned,” said Mr Guild.