Travellers set up camp next to ITV’s Emmerdale studio in Leeds with seven caravans moving onto council run car park
- Travellers set up camp at car park across from studio where Emmerdale is filmed
- Cast and crew are on break but due to return to set next week, ITV said
- Local council is aware of the situation and monitoring closely, they say
Travellers made themselves at home at a car park across from the studio where ITV‘s Emmerdale is filmed.
Seven vans and multiple cars were pictured at the Yorkshire Television studios in Leeds earlier this week.
The car park is owned by Leeds Council, who have the authority to move the travellers along.
While ITV is currently on a filming break, cast and crew will return to location next week.
Seven vans and multiple cars were pictured at the Yorkshire Television studios in Leeds earlier this week
The area in question is not usually used for filming but occasionally crew use it as an overflow area
While ITV is currently on a filming break, cast and crew will return to location next week
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The area in question is not usually used for filming but occasionally crew use it as an overflow area.
Pictures show people getting in and out of the cars and vans throughout the day, and a large skip bin overflowing with trash.
An ITV spokesperson told The Sun: ‘This is at a council operated car park near to our studios but is not causing any issues to our ITV site.’
Leeds City Council also vowed to monitor the area.
A spokesperson said: ‘We have been made aware of an encampment of travellers at Burley Road car park.
‘We will monitor the situation and take appropriate action if needed.’
An ITV spokesperson said: ‘This is at a council operated car park near to our studios but is not causing any issues to our ITV site’
Leeds City Council also vowed to monitor the area. A spokesperson said: ‘We have been made aware of an encampment of travellers at Burley Road car park’
The travellers were spotted in the area earlier in the week