Lib Dem Cllrs act as Travellers invade GKN site
At the end of February travellers invaded the GKN site on the Birmingham New Road. Springvale's Lib Dem councillors were joined by Independent Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett and insisted that the police use their section 61 powers to move them on. However the police failed to support the local councillors in the removal of the invaders. Nevertheless, the councillors then provided assistance to the land owners in applying for a court order to evict the travellers.