17 February 2006
A beauty spot was left blanketed with an assortment of debris, litter and junk following the eviction of a travelling community who had occupied the site for several months. Now it seems that council taxpayers will have to pick up the bill for cleaning up assorted rubbish left by travellers at Nancekuke on the cliffs between Portreath and Porthtowan. Last spring the group had moved on to former mine workings between Porthtowan and Portreath.
After months of behind-the- scenes work, Kerrier District Council took out a court order to have the 13-strong group evicted, although one family remained on the site.
Villagers and community leaders were horrified by the amount and variety of rubbish left behind by the travellers at a spot which is popular with walkers and holidaymakers.
"It makes St Day tip look like Buckingham Palace lawn. It's a pretty sad site," said John Beckinsale, a long-term resident of Porthtowan.
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