AN illegal campsite is causing people of a Herefordshire town "concern" as the council works to move homeless along.
Kevin Murphy, of Ross-on-Wye, said the encampment is on a large housing estate in the town.
He claims the area is strewn with litter and has been used as an open toilet posing health risks to people who use the open space.
"Children use this area to play," he said.
He said Herefordshire Council has failed to act, and in the meantime, people living nearby are becoming increasingly concerned about the waste building up and the health risks the site poses.
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A Herefordshire Council spokesperson said it is aware of an unauthorised encampment in Ross-on-Wye and have been working closely with the occupants and partner agencies, including those able to assist with providing accommodation for the homeless.
"Unfortunately, the occupants have declined all offers of assistance for housing which has left the council no alternative but to carry out proceedings to obtain a removal order to evict them from this land.
"In the meantime, the council has been keeping the area as clean and tidy as possible, keeping the local community informed through the local ward member."
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