THE small traveller encampment that has been set up in a sports field in Kingsmere, Bicester, has been asked to move on.

Thames Valley Police tweeted yesterday that it had 'directed an unauthorised encampment' to leave land off Vendee Drive.

The group appeared on Tuesday night when residents said there were eight caravans.

Concerns were raised about the damage being done to the playing field on the Bicester estate which included cars churning up the cricket pitch.

Pictures have since emerged of rubbish littering the area and nearby play equipment being completely covered by clothes and used as a washing line.