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 […]
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill House of Lords Committee Stage
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 […]
Pitchforks and Flaming Torches
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 […]
New Pitches For Cornwall and Devon
From the BBC – More Traveller sites are to be set up in the South West. It comes after UK councils were invited to bid […]
What the Localism Act 2011 Means for Gypsies and Travellers
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 […]
Lord Avebury Calls For the Return of the Caravan Sites Act
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 […]
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 […]