As tempers flare over dozens of people living in vehicles on The Downs, Alex Ross hears from van dwellers at the centre of a campaign to remove them, and the Green-led council being forced to act
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As tempers flare over dozens of people living in vehicles on The Downs, Alex Ross hears from van dwellers at the centre of a campaign to remove them, and the Green-led council being forced to act
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