The manager of a company which owns a car park occupied by travellers is calling for a change in the law to make it easier to move itinerants on.

Lucky Singh, of Dilbag Cloth House, Duncombe Road, Lidget Green, which owns the disused mill and car park in Humboldt Street, said repairing damage caused by the travellers who have set up camp on the land will cost a fortune.

Around a dozen caravans have been parked on the site for about four weeks.

Mr Singh, son of Dilbag Singh who owns one of the biggest cloth houses in England, said he has obtained a court order from Bradford magistrates informing the travellers they must move by Monday. He claimed during the time they have been there the mill has been broken into, windows have been smashed and litter has been spread across the road.

"They have ripped the building apart," he said.

"There is a different law for them, but it should be exactly the same for everyone - the police should be able to remove them. There needs to be a change in the law regarding travellers so they can be moved on faster."

Councillor Ali Mukhtar (lab, Bowling) said: "If it is having a negative effect on the local area and businesses it is a matter of concern

"Once the court order is in operation they will probably leave. Conditions should be improved for travellers, but when they use other people's sites it aggravates feelings against them."

Mr Singh said he plans to block access to the car park with concrete slabs to prevent travellers from gaining access in the future.

He said the company is currently deciding what to do with the site. One option being discussed is to knock the old mill down and build new flats or offices in its place.

Nobody at the travellers' camp was available to comment when the Telegraph & Argus visited.