Metal fencing has been erected on a plot of land on the Granby Industrial Estate in Weymouth.

It comes after a group of travellers left the site yesterday.

They first moved onto the land off Tecan Way on Saturday, July 14 and arrived in four caravans, three vehicles and one van.

The landowner who wishes to remain anonymous said: “It has been very stressful for my family and we have been concerned about other businesses on the Granby.

“We are protecting our land. We don’t want anymore people trespassing on private property.”

County Councillor Jean Dunseith visited the site during the travellers' stay and returned this morning when the metal fences were being erected.

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Councillor Jean Dunseith by the metal fencing. Picture: Sam Beamish

She said: “I was alerted by the landowner that travellers had arrived on the site. I visited the group to speak with them and got in touch with the county council’s gypsy liaison officer.

“She then visited the land and we both agreed that it was quite tidy, and the group was relatively small.

“The land legally belongs to the landowner. I should think the fencing will keep out any other people who want to visit the land.

“It’s a no entry sign. The landowner has done the right thing if she doesn’t want any more visits.”

It is believed the group of travellers have moved onto the travellers’ transit site in Piddlehinton.

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