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 […]
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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 […]
House of Lords Discuss Gypsy and Traveller Planning
House of Lords Discuss the Draft National Planning Policy Framework “The Secretary of State says, when asked about Travellers, that we want to see fair […]
Resignation call after Somerset Traveller site bid fails
“GYPSIES living illegally on land owned by a district councillor near Bruton are facing eviction after plans for a permanent traveller site there were thrown […]
Luxulyan Gypsy Site Gets Planning Approval
TWO Gypsy families say they are “over the moon” after their application for two caravans to settle permanently near Luxulyan was approved.The site at Conce […]
Gypsy and Traveller Site Grant Spent On Homes For Other People
“Millions of pounds intended for new Gypsy and Traveller sites have been diverted to other projects, a move described as shocking by the Equality and […]
Women of Wheal Jewel
Gypsy women from Wheal Jewel, near Camborne, Cornwall talk about their lives in this short radio piece recorded by student Kirstie Christopher.
Cornwall Council’s Bid for £1.5m for Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation
Cornwall Council has bid for £1.5 million to solve the problems faced by Gypsies and Travellers who have no legal place to call home or […]
Luton Council to Evict Dale Farm Refugees
Around 20 caravans from the disputed site in Basildon, Essex have pitched up at Stockwood Park in Bedfordshire and it is thought more could be […]
Homes and Community Agency Continue to Offer Solution for Dale Farm Travellers
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) today said it would continue to offer ‘land and investment’ to resettle Dale Farm residents – but that it […]
