AN exclusion zone has been set around Smeatharpe airfield to stop illegal raves during the Glastonbury Festival, which begins tomorrow.
The zone, covering a five-mile radius around the Blackdown Hills and East Devon, has been set up under police powers as part of the Public Order Act to arrest anyone organising unauthorised events in the area.
It comes into force today (Thursday) and lasts until Monday.
The exclusion zone is an extra measure brought in by Devon and Cornwall Police following an illegal rave on the airfield during the Glastonbury Festival in 2002.
The police also put up a ring of water-filled blocks around the airfield last week to prevent any cars from being driven on to the land as an extra measure to stop any illegal raves.
These will remain in place until after the Live 8 concerts on July 2.
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