Port Solent on 'high alert' after large convoy of travellers pitch up - with last year's 'intimidation' and destruction fresh in the minds
Clear-up costs and repairs to the barriers last year cost the taxpayer around £13,000 with it feared the illegal encampment at the Portsmouth City Council-owned land could prove another expensive stay. Businesses on The Boardwalk at Port Solent just starting to get back on their feet after lockdown are also anxious after a number of incidents last year at the waterfront destination. ‘Chaotic’ scenes included walk-outs by travellers refusing to pay for food and fireworks being let off at the Harvester. Police attending the site at Port Solent where travellers turned up on Monday night Mr ...
Source: portsmouth.co.uk