A group of Travellers who camped up outside a popular Nottinghamshire leisure centre have left rubbish including takeaway boxes and dog mess at the site, a local councillor has said. It was first reported that the group arrived overnight on Wednesday (May 25) on a patch of land near the Rebecca Adlington Swimming Centre in Mansfield.
It has now been confirmed that the group have left, but one councillor has raised concerns about the amount of rubbish that has been left behind. Councillor Ben Brown, the Conservative representative for the West Bank ward, said: "We can see the absolute state of the place – they've turned it into a dump.
"Human defecation, dog mess, litter, vomit, rubbish, beer bottles and general mess is strewn all over the site. Bellway Homes will now have to fork out a considerable amount of money to put the place right.
