Overview

• Nottinghamshire Police and Rushcliffe Borough Council used Section 61 notices to remove around 60 vehicles from West Bridford’s Nursery Car Park by midday July 15 and also cleared the Forest Recreation Ground, with cleanup teams now restoring both sites.
• Derbyshire Police issued a Section 61 order to evict travellers from Chellaston Park by 2 pm on July 17, prompting about 18 caravans to leave voluntarily and the remainder to face towing as Derby City Council secures the area.
• Plymouth City Council has issued 24-hour civil notices to quit at three unauthorised encampments—Prince Rock Playing Fields, Stonehouse Creek and land near the Albion rugby pitch—with toilets and bins provided while court orders are sought for holdouts.
• Authorities in Nottingham, Plymouth and Derby have balanced statutory eviction powers under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act with duties to supply basic facilities for Traveller groups during occupation.
• Councils continue to grapple with delays and funding hurdles in establishing permanent stopping sites despite repeated unauthorised encampments and mounting community pressure.