Travellers in Cornwall Dracaena Playing Fields moved on

Concerns were raised by residents as the travellers moved on to the field just at the start of the football season.

When approached and told to leave one traveller said they would be gone in the morning while another reportedly told a man to get back in his 'f***ing' car and 'f**k off'.

Police visited the site after receiving reports from concerned locals and told the group that they should not be there, however, their powers are limited in situations such as this one.

Cornwall Council had also said that, because they did not own the land, they would be unable to do anything and any response was up to the land owner.

Local Cornwall and town councillor Jayne Kirkham said the council would be seeking a repossession order, however, it is unclear as to whether this was the reason for the traveller's departure.

The field is now empty once again, minus a few tyre tracks

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Jayne said: "The Dracaena Centre is running holiday clubs for children during the summer and the football pitches are in use by local children all the time.

"Having people camping on them will damage them and impact on the children.

"It is completely the wrong place for a site."

A spokesperson for Falmouth Town Council had previously told the Packet that there was a process that had to be followed to get the travellers to leave and, unfortunately, it wasn't always as quick as people would like.

"We will make efforts to resolve this situation and there is a process that needs to be followed.

"That process is not as quick as residents would like to see,"

It is uncertain as to whether the group is the same as those who set up on Redruth United FC football ground towards the end of July.