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18 June 2011

Mass Gypsy eviction looms in Essex

Dale Farm residents warn of "ethnic cleansing".

By Ryan Gallagher

Around 30 miles east of central London, one of the largest evictions in recent British history is looming. More than 90 families at Dale Farm, Europe’s biggest gypsy site, expect to be served with a 28-day enforcement notice any day now, after the Home Office earlier this month awarded a £4.65m special grant to Essex Police to assist with an eviction that could cost as much as £17.5m.

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