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Meriden Gypsy protesters to be evicted after council vote | Meriden Gypsy protesters to be evicted after council vote |
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Councillors have voted to evict residents who set up their own camp in protest at an unauthorised Gypsy site in the West Midlands. | Councillors have voted to evict residents who set up their own camp in protest at an unauthorised Gypsy site in the West Midlands. |
The Gypsy camp had been set up in Meriden on 30 April 2010. | |
Villagers then set up their own encampment in Eaves Green Lane, Meriden, in protest at the Gypsy site. | Villagers then set up their own encampment in Eaves Green Lane, Meriden, in protest at the Gypsy site. |
Solihull borough councillors unanimously voted to order the removal of the Residents Against Inappropriate Development (Raid) camp. | Solihull borough councillors unanimously voted to order the removal of the Residents Against Inappropriate Development (Raid) camp. |
After the meeting a protester told the BBC: "They can take away our camp, they can take away our shelter, but we're not going anywhere." | |
Gypsies on a nearby plot lost an appeal to stay on the greenbelt land in October last year. | Gypsies on a nearby plot lost an appeal to stay on the greenbelt land in October last year. |
They had applied for retrospective permission to build eight permanent pitches for their caravans but the council refused planning permission, and the appeal upheld the council's decision. | |
Raid members have been taking it in turns to hold a continuous 24-hour vigil at the camp since they set it up. | Raid members have been taking it in turns to hold a continuous 24-hour vigil at the camp since they set it up. |
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