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TRAVELLERS have set-up camp in a railway station car park, with more than 20 caravans.

The caravans are situated in the Apperley Bridge Railway Station car park and are spread right across the full length of it.

It is unclear as to the exact time that the vehicles arrived, but one local resident said they began arriving yesterday evening, with more caravans turning up today.

One of the ward councillors for the area said the council, police and British Transport Police (BTP) are aware and working on the situation.

Apperley Bridge Railway Station is a popular location for people to commute to and from Leeds and Bradford, from the surrounding areas such as, Greengates, Apperley Bridge, Calverley and Rawdon.

There were between 20 to 30 caravans parked up in the car park at around 2.35pm today.

Work vans could be seen coming and going from the area, believed to be part of the camp.

One caravan had a trailer next to it, with a mini-digger inside it.

Other members of the public were also driving in to use the railway station.

Councillor Jeanette Sunderland (Lib Dem and Independent Group, Idle and Thackley), Leader of The Liberal Democrat & Independent Group said: "Both the police and council and the BTP are aware.

"There are systems and processes that we have in place - we're working through those processes and have asked the council to make some provisions for car parking as people start to go back to work.

"Hopefully this is a stop-off point."