Page 7 of 14
From the Cornish Guardian: A FAMILY of Travellers from St Stephen say they are “absolutely thrilled” after being granted planning permission to build permanent structures, despite parish council…
The Nazis killed between a quarter and a third of all Gypsies living in Europe No Gypsy people were called to give evidence at the Nuremburg Trials Most…
From This is Cornwall: YOUTH football matches had to be cancelled on Sunday after a family of Travellers moved on to a recently revamped pitch. Truro City Council…
New House of Commons summary of the law regarding unauthorised sites. The full report can be read here (pdf) Gypsies and Travellers: camp sites and trespass – Commons…
Falmouth journalism student Patrick Clahane has made a short film about Cornwall’s proposed new sites.Gypsies from Patrick Clahane on Vimeo.
The Travellers in Coverack have been working with the council for some years now to try and find a more suitable site. The claim that they do not…
If brought into force the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will have disastrous effects on the provision of advice and representation to Gypsies and Travellers…
Cornwall Council’s successful bid to the Homes and Communities Agency Traveller Pitch Funding Programme was very welcome news and a big step forward for Cornwall’s Gypsies and Travellers,…
From the BBC – More Traveller sites are to be set up in the South West. It comes after UK councils were invited to bid for their share…
UPDATE 30/03/12 – From Chris Johnson of the Community Law Partnership “The new law with regard to retrospective planning applications is to come into force on 6th April…