Bettws residents march against Gypsy site plan - S Wales

LOCAL residents confronted Newport’s council leader over proposals for a Gypsy site in Bettws yesterday, following a protest march.

Around 50 people went into the civic centre complete with placards where Cllr Matthew Evans came out to accept a petition of around 800 signatures and a letter of objection.
Grabbing the opportunity to make their feelings known about proposals for the site at Yew Tree Cottage, the residents fired questions at the council leader and chanted “What does Bettws say? No, no, no”.

David Phillips of the South East Wales regional equality council which represents the Gypsies said: “The fact that so few people turned up reflects the fact that this whole campaign is led by a minority of people in the community.”