DUDLEY Council have begun the legal process to remove travellers from Donkey Pool playing fields.

Caravans moved on to the Priory Road site late on Monday (August 8).

Councillor Gaye Partridge, cabinet member for housing, said: “We are currently dealing with one illegal encampment of travellers at Donkey Pool. Our officers have visited the site and we have begun the legal process to remove them.

"We expect to have a court date through in a matter of days. The police are also monitoring the situation.

“I can assure people we are doing everything we can to move the travellers on as quickly as possible.”