2 d. ago Swinney apology to Gypsy Travellers ‘significant milestone’, campaigner says

Roseanna McPhee welcomed the First Minister’s formal apology which she said came as a result of years of campaigning.

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3 d. ago Swinney says sorry to Gypsy Travellers for ‘trauma’ of the ‘tinker experiment’

Scottish First Minister John Swinney made clear the policies, pursued between 1940 and 1980, were ‘wrong’.

Events

3 d. ago 'We are sorry': John Swinney officially apologises to Gypsy Travellers for 'Tinker Experiment'

The Scottish Government admits the decades-long social ‘Tinker Experiment’ “should not have happened”.

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1 week ago Major £4.23 overhaul of Ayrshire Gypsy Travellers site in pipeline

The redeveloped site would create 16 new larger pitches which provide tenants with an amenity block comprising: open plan kitchen / dining / living room, double bedroom, second lounge.

Economics

2 w. ago Russian troop losses set to top a MILLION within days in grim milestone as Putin's meat grinder frontline tactics continue

Vladimir Putin 's forces have lost 999,000 soldiers from their ranks since the full-scale invasion began on February 24 2022, Ukraine's general staff claimed today.

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2 w. ago Town in ruins as caravans and fields left full of litter after annual fair

The annual Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria, which has been running since the 12th century, was expected to attract about 10,000 members of the Gypsy and traveller community, and as many as 30,000 visitors, but left fields strewn with rubbish

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3 w. ago Labour council flies Romani flag to celebrate 'Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month'

Cambridge City Council had put the flag, which was adopted in the 1970s, up outside the Guildhall in the city centre for the month of June.

Culture

3 w. ago Fury at gypsy influencer's 'reckless' advice to young Appleby Horse Fair travellers as thousands descend on town and locals batten down hatches

Equestrian rider Martina Wright has caused fury among campaigners by advising horse owners to ride their mounts into the river even if they can't swim.

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3 w. ago Gypsy fortune tellers and VERY glam Traveller girls tear through the streets on their horses at Appleby Fair

Up to 10,000 travellers and 30,000 other visitors are arriving in the Cumbrian town of Appleby-in-Westmorland as locals prepare for disorder which often accompanies the annual event.

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3 w. ago Thousands of travellers descend on Appleby Horse Fair with gypsy wagons, trailer trucks and caravans sparking traffic chaos and clogging up roads

The six-day event, which takes place every year, sees as many as 10,000 people flock to Appleby, Westmorland, for a fair featuring horse riding, horse trading and traditional music.

Transport

last month Perth and Kinross Council actively monitoring gypsy traveller camp at Perth park

Council officers have been visiting Perth's Western Edge Park on a daily basis since Tuesday and say legal action will be taken if the group fails to move on this Saturday

Politics