RYEDALE District Council is seeking a court order to remove four families living on the Tara Park site in Malton.

A Section 77 eviction notice was served on five families who were staying at the site temporarily, and not authorised to stay on a permanent basis, on August 28. One family has moved on, however the other families remain.

A spokesperson for RDC said: “During the Covid-19 lockdown, we were required to provide space at Tara Park to some additional traveller families on a temporary basis.

“Unfortunately the behaviour of some of those temporary visitors caused issues that affected other residents of the park and the wider community. We worked together with the police to deal with the situation. We have been in contact with those families to offer them help with alternative accommodation. We’d like to thank those residents of Tara Park who use the site properly.”