article_snippet: The order has since moved on from the site, a spokesman at Harlow Council said.
article_snippet: the ruling yesterday was welcomed by Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, who described it as a 'major step forward in ridding the town of this blight.'
article_snippet: Harlow Council leader, Jon Clempner, said: 'the town has had enough and we needed to resolve this situation with a long term solution to protect land now and in the future. '
article_snippet: It is not - and never has been - about persecuting any particular group of people or their way of life. '
article_snippet: This situation has really tested the patience of the whole community and we need to end this cat-and-mouse game which is being played. '
article_snippet: Evicted: Violence erupted when gipsies were removed from the illegal site in Basildon, Essex in October 2011 .
article_snippet: But the decision has been slammed by traveller leaders.
article_snippet: Basildon Borough Council spent more than £7 million of taxpayers' money on a controversial eviction of the site in October 2011 following a 10-year legal battle.