TRAVELLERS have been told to leave a Didcot recreation ground by midday tomorrow.

A fleet of seven caravans have been at Edmonds Park, Park Road, since yesterday and received a direction to leave from Oxfordshire County Council’s Gypsy and Traveller Service today.

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Yesterday, the group was served with a landowners notice stating they were trespassing on the land and the council code of conduct.

A county council spokesperson confirmed the authority was working in partnership with Didcot Town Council to resolve the issue.