'The council say we're a nuisance - now we fear living on the streets'

Families have vowed to 'fight for their babies' homes' after a Greater Manchester council declared it would shut down a caravan site. Travellers have lived at Crompton Lodge, in the Moses Gate area of Bolton , for 20 years.

READ MORE: Friend of missing Tenerife teenager Jay Slater says 'something weird is going on' as search continues after he told her 'I don't know where I am' "We've got to fight for this place because it's our home - all our babies are here. It's not just about plots and static homes - it's about the women and kids having to leave their homes. My eldest has a heart condition - having to deal with all of this is the last thing I need."

"It feels like they're saying there's crime in our community. But it can't be true - if there were guns on our home address, why wasn't it closed down years ago. Why weren't social services taking our kids?" This led to a handful of residents demonstrating against the closure. It is understood that residents at Crompton Lodge have been offered alternative accommodation.

A Bolton Council spokesperson said: "As a council, we fully recognise our statutory duty to make provisions for the Traveller community. However, we have now reached a point where it is no longer possible to safely maintain and run this site, despite a number of joint interventions over many years.

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