THOSE who choose to spend their lives travelling up and down the country should be given the freedom to do so.
But that doesn't mean they have the right to cause misery for others along the way.
Rugby league club Farnley Falcons' plans for the new season have been thrown into chaos after travellers set up an illegal camp on their pitches.
The fields wer
e churned up and left littered with rubbish after around 40 caravans occupied them for over a week.
The mess has left the Falcons searching for a new venue for some of their home games before the season starts next month.
The same group of travellers are believed to be responsible for similar wrecking sprees in Wortley and Armley.
Too often the police and council find their hands tied when it comes to dealing with travellers who venture off sites set aside for their use. They must be given more powers to deal with the problem before too much damage is done.
Travellers rightly expect others to respect their way of life.
But that doesn't mean they're free to disregard the rights of others.
Bus confusion
YOU really couldn't make it up.
Council workmen in Leeds painted new bus bays on opposite sides of the road.
It meant that if two buses stopped at the same time no traffic could get through.
Weeks later a second team from the same Highways Department dug up and moved the same stops and shelters.
This time they were out of synch with the freshly-painted markings.
The result is that passengers in Middleton are confused as to where to go to catch the bus.
The council says the changes were necessary to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.
Fair enough. But it still seems the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
Even worse is the fact that we're the ones having to pay for it all.
Field of glory
IT'S been the setting for some of cricket's greatest moments.
From Bradman's triple century in a day to Boycott's hundredth hundred and Botham's miracle Ashes innings of 1981.
Now the outfield at Headingley cricket ground is to be dug up and replaced.
Club officials are now looking to donate the hallowed turf to a local cricket club or school.
We suggest every club puts in a pitch for this special pitch.
Because you never know, some of that Headingley magic might just rub off.
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