Forty three years after the groundbreaking 1968 Caravan Sites Bill Lord Avebury is to introduce a new Caravan Sites Bill to Parliament. The Bill, drafted […]
Month: November 2011
Exeter Gypsies Let Down By Council
Plans for two Gypsy sites in Exeter have been abandoned by the city council. The proposed sites, at Monkerton and New Court, will be “released […]
Count of Gypsy and Traveller Caravans – July 2011
The July ‘caravan count’ statistics have just been published by the government. The twice is yearly count is unreliable, with inconsistent approaches from different Local […]
Gypsy Family Applies For Planning Permission – Portreath
Gary Emmins has applied to Cornwall Council for permission to site a log cabin as a permanent base and a touring caravan. His agent Maggie […]
TravellerSpace’s Other Blog
Alongside this blog we have one focusing on Gypsy and Traveller news from across the UK. We update it most days, mostly with news from […]
New Police Eviction Powers On The Agenda?
Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, yesterday introduced a Bill to Parliament yesterday which would give greater powers to police forces and councils […]
Government Amend Legal Aid and Sentencing Bill to Criminalise Squatting
The Government have announced that their amendments to the Legal Aid and Sentencing Bill will include a clause to make squatting in residential buildings a […]