WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON AT DALE FARM?

The attempt to remove travellers from Dale Farm in Essex has been the subject of a series of complicated legal actions, some of which are ongoing. Here is a snapshot of the current state of play.In the 1990s Dale Farm was owned by a Mr Roy Bocking. Even then it wasn’t a farm - more a scrap-yard made up of a hard surface used for storing cars. The property is within the Green Belt and as early