A group of travellers descended on an area of greenspace popular with locals at Silverknowes on June 10, as is the case every summer. They were given a 28-day eviction notice by the council at the start of July and left the site on Saturday, August 3. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
But locals have been left angry at the mess the travellers have left behind, with concerns raised about the cost the council incurs every summer to clean up the mess. Advertisement Advertisement A local man from Cramond, who asked not to be named, spoke about how he believes this year’s mess is the worst ever, and he called on the council to do more to prevent travellers accessing the site. He said: “The stuff there is just insane.
Everything from nappies to full kitchen units, just so much rubbish. They leave stuff behind every year, but this year it’s probably twice as much as normal. “The council has promised to clean it up and said they will sort it out.
They should make it impossible in the future for caravans to get onto that site. “It gets worse every year. The council knows it will happen but they never change anything.
The barriers currently there are not enough to stop them getting in. Advertisement Advertisement “The council could put up more barriers and means to stop them getting access to the site. The .