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A council has apologised for suggesting residents leave a 'wide berth' for travellers parked on its land in West Bridgford.Travellers, who said they are Romani Gypsies, arrived on Collington Common, near David Lloyd Leisure Centre, on Sunday May 15.Rushcliffe Borough Council, which owns the 1.4 hectare site of importance for nature conservation, had advised residents to leave a 'wide berth' when it first released a statement on the situation on Monday, May 16.But Councillor Keir Chewings, leader