PROPOSALS for a permanent Gypsy and Traveller site on the Foxfields pub land have been scrapped.

Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) is instructing consultants to find alternative locations for a permanent Traveller’s site after news the Government is unlikely to fund the proposed Foxfields pub site in Rivacre.

Consultants currently undertaking a comprehensive study to short list potential sites throughout West Cheshire will now look for alternatives in Ellesmere Port and surrounding areas and report back to the Local Development Framework Panel.

For a full report and reaction to the news see tomorrow’s Ellesmere Port Pioneer.