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| Dale Farm eviction: Bailiffs continue demolition work | Dale Farm eviction: Bailiffs continue demolition work |
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| Bailiffs will continue demolishing properties at the Dale Farm travellers' site later after residents and their supporters staged a mass walkout. | Bailiffs will continue demolishing properties at the Dale Farm travellers' site later after residents and their supporters staged a mass walkout. |
| It is thought a total of 45 plots will have to be removed by bailiffs who moved onto the site on Thursday. | |
| The site was finally vacated - the end of a 10-year legal dispute - shortly before 17:00 BST when dozens of people left chanting "Save Dale Farm". | The site was finally vacated - the end of a 10-year legal dispute - shortly before 17:00 BST when dozens of people left chanting "Save Dale Farm". |
| Fourteen people remain in police custody out of the 39 arrested. | Fourteen people remain in police custody out of the 39 arrested. |
| A woman has been charged with a public order offence and 23 people have been bailed. Police revealed that none of those arrested were travellers. | A woman has been charged with a public order offence and 23 people have been bailed. Police revealed that none of those arrested were travellers. |
| Superintendent Trevor Roe, of Essex Police, said he was hoping to reduce the size of the police presence to allow the bailiffs to continue with the clearance operation. | Superintendent Trevor Roe, of Essex Police, said he was hoping to reduce the size of the police presence to allow the bailiffs to continue with the clearance operation. |
| 'One family' | 'One family' |
| A number of travellers are believed to have spent Wednesday night on the legal part of the site but most have pledged to leave later or over the weekend. | A number of travellers are believed to have spent Wednesday night on the legal part of the site but most have pledged to leave later or over the weekend. |
| One resident, Mary Sheridan, said the mass walkout was intended to show their appreciation for the support they had received. | One resident, Mary Sheridan, said the mass walkout was intended to show their appreciation for the support they had received. |
| "We're leaving together as one family, and we are proud of that - you can't take away our dignity," she said. | "We're leaving together as one family, and we are proud of that - you can't take away our dignity," she said. |
| Another resident, Kathleen McCarthy, said they walked out with "dignity" and with their heads held high. | Another resident, Kathleen McCarthy, said they walked out with "dignity" and with their heads held high. |
| "It is a terrible moment, very sad, but the time has come," she said. | "It is a terrible moment, very sad, but the time has come," she said. |
| Tony Ball, the leader of Basildon Council, said he was encouraged by the travellers' decision to leave "in a peaceful and dignified manner". | Tony Ball, the leader of Basildon Council, said he was encouraged by the travellers' decision to leave "in a peaceful and dignified manner". |
| He now looked forward "to their continued compliance", he added. | He now looked forward "to their continued compliance", he added. |
| A number of legal observers remain on site to ensure bailiffs employed by Basildon Council comply with the law. | A number of legal observers remain on site to ensure bailiffs employed by Basildon Council comply with the law. |