By Simon Evans, PA
John Prescott today allowed gypsies at least another 18 months at a site where they have been illegally camped for the past two years.
He announced this in a letter to North Wiltshire District Council which is trying to evict the group.
Sixteen families have been living in caravans at Minety, Wiltshire, since 2003 after they bought a three-acre plot there.
On moving to the site they laid concrete, dug trenches and installed power cables without planning permission. More...
John Prescott today allowed gypsies at least another 18 months at a site where they have been illegally camped for the past two years.
He announced this in a letter to North Wiltshire District Council which is trying to evict the group.
Sixteen families have been living in caravans at Minety, Wiltshire, since 2003 after they bought a three-acre plot there.
On moving to the site they laid concrete, dug trenches and installed power cables without planning permission. More...
