Protesters who foiled a traveller Bank Holiday ‘land grab’ by blocking trucks from entering the illegal encampment are now living in fear of reprisals.
Residents of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, came out in their hundreds over the weekend after a wildlife haven was ripped apart with heavy machinery, before caravans moved in.
Homeowners camped out on the roadside overnight in a desperate attempt to stop a procession of trucks loaded with tarmac from entering the site and paving it over.
Local residents, however, have now revealed they no longer feel safe in their own homes after they foiled the ‘grab’ – and are afraid the perpetrators
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