A bunch of travellers have set up on a development site where 1,000 homes are being built.

Around eight caravans are understood to have arrived at the Taylor Wimpey site, Shorncliffe Heights in Horn Street, Cheriton, yesterday.

The South Cheriton Action Group claimed that security at the site had been bolstered since their arrival.

A Taylor Wimpey spokesman said: “We can confirm that a group of travellers have unlawfully accessed and are currently occupying land on the playing pitches at our Shorncliffe Heights at The Stadium development in Folkestone.

“As owners of this land, which is currently being leased to Shepway District Council, we are working jointly with the council to take action to ensure the travellers are moved on from the site as soon as possible.”

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