Council identifies potential sites for travellers

Islington Council has proposed nine potential travellers' sites after years of failed attempts to secure suitable land. The ...
World Socialist Web Site

Protests as police deny Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller children entry into Manchester, UK

On Friday last week, around 300 Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers and supporters marched through the streets of Manchester to protest an outrageous act of discrimination and attack on democratic ...
Digital Spy

Irish travellers criticise C4's 'Gypsy Weddings'

Irish travellers living in Britain have criticised Channel 4's portrayal of their community on Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. The Guardian reports that the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain have requested ...
Irish Central

British holiday park blacklists Irish names to keep Travellers out

Pontins, part of a British holiday group, were found to be operating an “undesirable guest list” of Irish surnames and a "commercial vehicles” policy to exclude Gypsies and Travellers. The family ...
Post and Courier

'Gypsy Wedding' show films Traveler's ceremony in city

When "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" airs on Sunday night (May 27), some of the faces may be familiar ones. Local owner of Edge Salon and Spa, David Towles was happy to be a part of the ...
The Economist

Britain’s Gypsies and travellers demand justice

“WE ARE THE white blacks,” declares Joseph Jones, a Romany gypsy who is vice-chair of the Gypsy Council, a civil-rights group, and has been campaigning for the rights of gypsies and travellers since ...