WARRINGTON Borough Council has obtained a court order to remove travellers from land at Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub.

The authority was granted the order at Warrington Magistrates’ Court this morning, Thursday, after the group ignored a section 77 notice.

The council confirmed there are currently four caravans at the site.

As reported earlier this month, a secret shortlist made up of potential locations for Warrington’s future transit site for travellers has been finalised – more than two years behind schedule.

READ MORE > Secret transit site shortlist drawn up

A camp would allow officers to direct groups to the land, with senior Town Hall figures confident that it would dramatically reduce the number of unlawful encampments across the borough.

The authority has almost £2 million set aside to fund it.

More to follow.