From the Worthing Herald
TRAVELLERS that set up camp in Monks Rec in Lancing on Saturday are unlikely to be moved on anytime soon according to the parish council.
Six caravans and other vehicles arrived on Saturday morning, and the council is looking to hire a security firm to stop any more entering the site.
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Monday, 21 July 2014
'Sensationalised' media reports to blame for hysteria and anti-Traveller feeling - Lincolnshire
From the Lincolnshire Echo
In Lincolnshire, Travellers are given every opportunity to go on their way before consideration is given to forcibly ejecting them from a site.
The county council has a more relaxed and tolerant policy towards the travelling community than most, and, in the past three years, has removed numerous people from its land – but has never prosecuted any of the Travellers involved.
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In Lincolnshire, Travellers are given every opportunity to go on their way before consideration is given to forcibly ejecting them from a site.
The county council has a more relaxed and tolerant policy towards the travelling community than most, and, in the past three years, has removed numerous people from its land – but has never prosecuted any of the Travellers involved.
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In Depth: the eight new potential Gypsy and Traveller sites under consideration in Dorset
From the Dorset Echo
Dorset County Council has added eight sites to those being considered as potential Gyspy and Traveller sites.
Why are these sites being added to those under consideration?
In a report in September, the council's consultants said there were 150 new pitches needed between now and 2028.
There are 29 households already on the waiting list for a space on a public pitch, with another 59 households either homeless (usually in council housing) living in another household (caravan) or in an authorised encampment. The consultants estimate by 2028 another 63 households will need a pitch, along with the seven living on sites with temporary planning permission.
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Dorset County Council has added eight sites to those being considered as potential Gyspy and Traveller sites.
Why are these sites being added to those under consideration?
In a report in September, the council's consultants said there were 150 new pitches needed between now and 2028.
There are 29 households already on the waiting list for a space on a public pitch, with another 59 households either homeless (usually in council housing) living in another household (caravan) or in an authorised encampment. The consultants estimate by 2028 another 63 households will need a pitch, along with the seven living on sites with temporary planning permission.
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Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association launched at Westminster
From the Travellers' Times
THE first ever association representing Police Officers from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities has been officially launched at Westminster.
The event- which took place in Government buildings at Portcullis House- was chaired by the Shadow Justice Minister, Andy Slaughter MP, was hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies Travellers and Roma, with support from the Traveller Movement.
The GRTPA was started in September 2013 by Jim Davies, an English Romany Gypsy Officer from Thames Valley Police, and Petr Torak, a Czech Roma Officer from Cambridgeshire, who met by chance at an Association of Chief Police Officers conference. The association has grown quickly and now has over 50 members from the UK and several members from Europe.
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THE first ever association representing Police Officers from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities has been officially launched at Westminster.
The event- which took place in Government buildings at Portcullis House- was chaired by the Shadow Justice Minister, Andy Slaughter MP, was hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies Travellers and Roma, with support from the Traveller Movement.
The GRTPA was started in September 2013 by Jim Davies, an English Romany Gypsy Officer from Thames Valley Police, and Petr Torak, a Czech Roma Officer from Cambridgeshire, who met by chance at an Association of Chief Police Officers conference. The association has grown quickly and now has over 50 members from the UK and several members from Europe.
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Wyndham Park Travellers are still there - Lincolnshire
From Grantham Matters
TRAVELLERS who moved on to the top field in Wyndham Park, with about nine caravans and assorted vehicles, last week, are still there.
They arrived at about midday on Thursday.
The site is close to Wyndham Park Day Nursery as well as the children’s play area.
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TRAVELLERS who moved on to the top field in Wyndham Park, with about nine caravans and assorted vehicles, last week, are still there.
They arrived at about midday on Thursday.
The site is close to Wyndham Park Day Nursery as well as the children’s play area.
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Travellers pitch up next to Hednesford Town ground - Staffordhire
From the Express and Star
Around six caravans pulled onto privately-owned land next to Hednesford Town Football Club in Keys Park Road at the weekend.
Councillors say they will visit the site this week to try and move the group on.
Ward councillor Alan Pearson said: "I believe the land next to the ground is private so it may not be as easy to move the Travellers on as we would like.
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Around six caravans pulled onto privately-owned land next to Hednesford Town Football Club in Keys Park Road at the weekend.
Councillors say they will visit the site this week to try and move the group on.
Ward councillor Alan Pearson said: "I believe the land next to the ground is private so it may not be as easy to move the Travellers on as we would like.
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Travellers Return for 3rd Time to Birchenwood Carpark - Staffordshire
From Whitehill Online
It has happened again! Travellers have returned to Birchenwood Car park in Kidsgrove for the 3rd time in a matter of months.
The Travellers arrived on Sunday evening at around 7.30pm driving onto the car park and setting up home for what will realistically be the next week at least, give the speed at which Newcastle Borough Council acts over these issues.
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It has happened again! Travellers have returned to Birchenwood Car park in Kidsgrove for the 3rd time in a matter of months.
The Travellers arrived on Sunday evening at around 7.30pm driving onto the car park and setting up home for what will realistically be the next week at least, give the speed at which Newcastle Borough Council acts over these issues.
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Mystery over caravan fire at Elgin Travellers site - Moray
From the Press and Journal
Firefighters battled two serious blazes in Moray yesterday.
Mystery surrounds the circumstances of the first fire, which broke out at a Travellers site about two miles from Elgin.
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Firefighters battled two serious blazes in Moray yesterday.
Mystery surrounds the circumstances of the first fire, which broke out at a Travellers site about two miles from Elgin.
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Court order to evict Bromsgrove Travellers will take several days - Worcestershire
From the Bromsgrove Standard
BROMSGROVE District Council has said it could be by the end of this week or early next week before a court order is served to the Travellers in Charford.
Speaking to The Standard today (Monday), a spokesperson told us the paperwork would be submitted today or tomorrow (Tuesday) but the documentation to present to the illegal encampment will not be ready until at least Friday.
The Travellers have been occupying the Charford Recreation Ground, off Lyttleton Avenue, since Thursday night (July 17) and there are now more than 30 vehicles or caravans on the site.
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BROMSGROVE District Council has said it could be by the end of this week or early next week before a court order is served to the Travellers in Charford.
Speaking to The Standard today (Monday), a spokesperson told us the paperwork would be submitted today or tomorrow (Tuesday) but the documentation to present to the illegal encampment will not be ready until at least Friday.
The Travellers have been occupying the Charford Recreation Ground, off Lyttleton Avenue, since Thursday night (July 17) and there are now more than 30 vehicles or caravans on the site.
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How does Lincolnshire County Council deal with Travellers?
From the Lincolnshire Echo
How many days are Travellers given, before action is taken against them, if they pitch up on a site that is council land?
There is no set number of days given to Gypsies /Travellers before action is taken. The site is visited by the Gypsy and Traveller liaison officer and assessed based on a number of factors, including the location of the encampment, numbers of caravans and vehicles, whether there are any health and safety issues, environmental matters, welfare needs, current usage of the land, behaviour etc. Based on the information obtained, a site may be tolerated and monitored for a short period of time or formal proceedings may be taken immediately. Each encampment is dealt with on an individual basis.
How much does the council spend on removing them?
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How many days are Travellers given, before action is taken against them, if they pitch up on a site that is council land?
There is no set number of days given to Gypsies /Travellers before action is taken. The site is visited by the Gypsy and Traveller liaison officer and assessed based on a number of factors, including the location of the encampment, numbers of caravans and vehicles, whether there are any health and safety issues, environmental matters, welfare needs, current usage of the land, behaviour etc. Based on the information obtained, a site may be tolerated and monitored for a short period of time or formal proceedings may be taken immediately. Each encampment is dealt with on an individual basis.
How much does the council spend on removing them?
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Travellers ‘force their way onto Kinson Common’ - Dorset
From the Daily Echo
Police are appealing for witnesses after Travellers allegedly forced their way on to Kinson Common on Tuesday evening.
It comes as one of the councillors for the area questioned why such offences seemed to go unpunished.
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Police are appealing for witnesses after Travellers allegedly forced their way on to Kinson Common on Tuesday evening.
It comes as one of the councillors for the area questioned why such offences seemed to go unpunished.
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Travellers set up camp in Parklea community stadium’s car park - Inverclyde
From the Greenock Telegraph
MORE Travellers have set up camp in Port Glasgow — and today Inverclyde’s Depute Provost called on local people not to give them work.
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MORE Travellers have set up camp in Port Glasgow — and today Inverclyde’s Depute Provost called on local people not to give them work.
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Travellers move into Portsmouth’s park and ride - Hampshire
From the News
WORK is being done this morning to remove a group of Travellers from Portsmouth’s park and ride.
Police were called after seven vehicles and seven caravans moved into the Tipner site off the M275 last night.
There have been no reports of anti-social behaviour and the situation has been passed on to Portsmouth City Council to deal with.
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see also: the News - Travellers latest - Council closes passenger facility at Portsmouth’s park and ride
WORK is being done this morning to remove a group of Travellers from Portsmouth’s park and ride.
Police were called after seven vehicles and seven caravans moved into the Tipner site off the M275 last night.
There have been no reports of anti-social behaviour and the situation has been passed on to Portsmouth City Council to deal with.
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see also: the News - Travellers latest - Council closes passenger facility at Portsmouth’s park and ride
The soaring cost of moving Travellers on - Sussex
From the Argus
The cost of evicting Travellers from illegal camps this year has surpassed the total from 2013 – despite being just seven months into the year.
The Argus can reveal that last year Brighton and Hove City Council applied for 21 county court possession orders to evict travellers at £280 each.
As of June 19, 2014 they had already filed for 20 this year – with others since.
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The cost of evicting Travellers from illegal camps this year has surpassed the total from 2013 – despite being just seven months into the year.
The Argus can reveal that last year Brighton and Hove City Council applied for 21 county court possession orders to evict travellers at £280 each.
As of June 19, 2014 they had already filed for 20 this year – with others since.
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Plans for Gypsy pitches near Ston Easton turned down by planners - Somerset
From the Shepton Mallet Journal
PLANS for two Gypsy pitches backing onto the busy A37 between Shepton and Ston Easton were turned down by planners last week.
The application for two pitches and utility and dayrooms at Old Gore Wood, Old Gore Lane, Emborough was turned down, despite being recommended for approval by the planning officer.
The council had received 90 letters of objection about the scheme from members of the public.
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PLANS for two Gypsy pitches backing onto the busy A37 between Shepton and Ston Easton were turned down by planners last week.
The application for two pitches and utility and dayrooms at Old Gore Wood, Old Gore Lane, Emborough was turned down, despite being recommended for approval by the planning officer.
The council had received 90 letters of objection about the scheme from members of the public.
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Nursery owner "overwhelmed" by support in fight against Gypsy and Traveller site - Sussex
From the East Grinstead Courier
A PETITION calling on the district council to abandon plans to evict an East Grinstead business and build a Gypsy and Travellers' site in the town has gained more than 1,000 signatures.
The online document was launched after Mid Sussex District Council identified two sites – one in Burgess Hill and one in Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead – to provide permanent gypsy and traveller accommodate.
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A PETITION calling on the district council to abandon plans to evict an East Grinstead business and build a Gypsy and Travellers' site in the town has gained more than 1,000 signatures.
The online document was launched after Mid Sussex District Council identified two sites – one in Burgess Hill and one in Imberhorne Lane, East Grinstead – to provide permanent gypsy and traveller accommodate.
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Sunday, 20 July 2014
Religious festival is attended by 1,000 Travellers - Cambridgeshire
From the Daily Mail
A picturesque village has gone into lockdown after an empty field was invaded by 200 caravans and 1,000 people for a born-again Christian festival for Irish Travellers and Gypsies.
Stunned shopkeepers complained traveller children have been running amok and one pub landlord has locked his doors after the caravans descended on Swavesey, near Cambridge, on Saturday.
Angry villagers claimed yesterday they were duped into granting permission for a small six-day religious festival with a dozen caravans to be held on the 30-acre field.
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A picturesque village has gone into lockdown after an empty field was invaded by 200 caravans and 1,000 people for a born-again Christian festival for Irish Travellers and Gypsies.
Stunned shopkeepers complained traveller children have been running amok and one pub landlord has locked his doors after the caravans descended on Swavesey, near Cambridge, on Saturday.
Angry villagers claimed yesterday they were duped into granting permission for a small six-day religious festival with a dozen caravans to be held on the 30-acre field.
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Saturday, 19 July 2014
Datchet Traveller site approved despite concerns - Berkshire
From the Slough ad South Bucks Observer
A TRAVELLER site for Datchet Common has been approved by a council’s planning panel despite concerns about increased urbanisation and flooding.
The application to change the use of Green Belt land in Horton Road to a Gypsy and Traveller site consisting of nine pitches, five utility buildings, a play area, warden’s office and associated works, will now be referred to the government for a final decision.
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A TRAVELLER site for Datchet Common has been approved by a council’s planning panel despite concerns about increased urbanisation and flooding.
The application to change the use of Green Belt land in Horton Road to a Gypsy and Traveller site consisting of nine pitches, five utility buildings, a play area, warden’s office and associated works, will now be referred to the government for a final decision.
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City-wide injunction to stop Travellers - Yorkshire
From the Morley Observer and Advertiser
Leeds City Council has gained a wide ranging injunction to prevent Travellers from setting up unlawful encampments on key environmentally sensitive areas of land across the city.
The six sites are Roundhay Park and Soldiers Field, Holbeck Moor, Wykebeck Valley, The John Charles Centre for Sport, Gassy Field at Armley Gyratory and land around Kirkstall Abbey.
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Leeds City Council has gained a wide ranging injunction to prevent Travellers from setting up unlawful encampments on key environmentally sensitive areas of land across the city.
The six sites are Roundhay Park and Soldiers Field, Holbeck Moor, Wykebeck Valley, The John Charles Centre for Sport, Gassy Field at Armley Gyratory and land around Kirkstall Abbey.
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Outrage at "devastation" left at school playing field vacated by Travellers - Yorkshire
From the Telegraph and Argus
Travellers have caused outrage after leaving "devastation" at a school playing field - and then moving to a site just half-a-mile down the road.
Building rubble, human excrement, piles of rubbish, doors, a fridge, fence panels, a sofa and children's toys were among items that could be seen strewn across the field off Bradford Road, Clayton, yesterday.
The group first arrived at the site at the beginning of July, forcing Clayton Church of England Primary School to postpone its summer fete until September.
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Travellers have caused outrage after leaving "devastation" at a school playing field - and then moving to a site just half-a-mile down the road.
Building rubble, human excrement, piles of rubbish, doors, a fridge, fence panels, a sofa and children's toys were among items that could be seen strewn across the field off Bradford Road, Clayton, yesterday.
The group first arrived at the site at the beginning of July, forcing Clayton Church of England Primary School to postpone its summer fete until September.
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