MORE caravans have moved into Osbourne Park a mere few days after Teignbridge Council finished dealing with a group encamped in the Newton Abbot park.

Three caravans have arrived this afternoon, Tuesday, July 22, less than a week after a group of travellers were moved on.

Teignbridge Council today, Tuesday, July 22, announced its intention to launch a new ‘target hardening’ strategy to deal with unwanted traveller camps in local parks.

Council officers have just finished dealing with a group with more than a dozen vehicles parked on Newton Abbot’s Osborne Park.

The group ignored warnings from the council threatening legal action.

More vehicles arrived, and tensions with local people rose.

The council said it had to follow procedures, and began the process by issuing a verbal warning to the travellers.

But now it has unveiled a new strategy which will be discussed at a meeting next week.

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