The group had been served with a notice to leave Gorleston's Southtown Common, by 3pm on Tuesday.

Fifteen caravans had been driven on to the land, which is owned by Great Yarmouth Borough Council, on Friday after a lock on a gate was broken.

The group finally drove off at around 10.30am on Thursday, leaving behind heaps of rubbish, wood chippings and other debris.

Their arrival on Friday had forced Shrublands FC, which uses pitches on the Suffolk Road common, to

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