EXETER City Council has confirmed that it had commenced legal action to take back possession of land at Hamlin Lane playing fields.
Travellers - consisting of a number of caravans and associated vehicles - moved onto the site earlier in the day.
All football matches scheduled for this weekend at Hamlin Lane playing fields have regrettably had to be cancelled.
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