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The Government is holding a consultation until 17 October on its draft National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework).The Government is, therefore, asking what people think of the Framework.It asking for:* any views on any part of its draft Framework* any views on the relationship between its draft Framework and its draft planning policy for traveller [...]
Plymouth council are pressing on with their plans to create 55 new pitches in the city despite a concerted anti-Gypsy campaign and having twice been turned down for government funding.Concerns over Gypsy siteCouncil agrees plan for three permanent Gypsy sites in Plymouth
Cornwall planners look set to grant permission for a group of New Travellers to remain on a site on the outskirts of Porthtowan for the next three years. Councillor Mark Kaczmarek, the Cabinet member for housing and planning, called for more tolerance among the local community: "Mr Willey has already been evicted from several sites [...]
Devon Romany Louise Broadway talks to the BBC about being a Gypsy working in a mainstream job. "Right from the start I was like: 'I'm a Traveller by the way, if you don't like it you can lump it. If you don't say to anyone [that you're a Traveller] then they'll always think about the [...]
An investigation by the Independent newspaper has show that more than a third of Local Authorities have scrapped or slashed funding for Traveller education.127 out of the 152 local authorities in England provided data showing that 24 planned to scrap their Traveller education support team, while a further 34 had cut staffing levels. 20 councils [...]