Month: August 2011

National Planning Policy Framework Cosultation

The Government is holding a consultation until 17 October on its draft National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework). The Government is, therefore, asking what people think of the…

New Pitches for Plymouth

Plymouth council are pressing on with their plans to create 55 new pitches in the city despite a concerted anti-Gypsy campaign and having twice been turned down for…

Porthtowan Traveller Site Granted Temporary Planning Permission

Cornwall planners look set to grant permission for a group of New Travellers to remain on a site on the outskirts of Porthtowan for the next three years….

“There’s a lot of people that still say to me: ‘Travellers don’t pay taxes and stuff’.

Devon Romany Louise Broadway talks to the BBC about being a Gypsy working in a mainstream job. “Right from the start I was like: ‘I’m a Traveller by…

Cuts Threaten Traveller Children’s Schooling

An investigation by the Independent newspaper has show that more than a third of Local Authorities have scrapped or slashed funding for Traveller education. 127 out of the…