Travellers are to be booted out of Harrow after setting up in a car park.

Officers from Harrow Council were made aware of two caravans being parked in the car park of Chandos Recreation Ground, in Camrose Avenue, Edgware, over the weekend, after disturbed neighbours demanded that they be removed.

They were handed an eviction notice from Harrow Council on Tuesday, instructing them to leave within 48 hours before they are prosecuted.

Tory leader of Harrow Council Susan Hall said: “This has nothing to do with lifestyle choice or background; it is simply a case of where people have got permission to stay.

“Planning laws apply to everyone and it is not fair on residents that any group is allowed to flout them.”