TOWN hall leaders are calling on communities to cough up hundreds of pounds to help cover the cost of clearing up illegal traveller camps.Legal fees and cleaning bills incurred from ad hoc encampments are now so high, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is asking town and parish councils to cough up £500 towards a reserve to cover them.Paddock Wood taxpayers are set to be the first to be hit by the 'gypsy tax,' as its town council has agreed to dip into public coffers to contribute to...
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