For our recent study, we mapped local authority-managed Gypsy and Traveler sites in Great Britain. Of those sites, 39% were within 50 meters of one or more major pollutants and 54% were within 100 ...

Originally from Hungary, she is just one of the estimated 250,000 Romany gypsies to relocate to the UK from Eastern Europe over the last decade. But with the influx of people has come their ...

The culture of Britain's Romany Gypsies is "at risk of being lost", according to the founder of a community group. Charmaine Abdul-Karim started Pride of Romany in Nantwich, Cheshire, in 2022 as ...

Gypsies suffered extreme persecution. They moved from place to place at a time when most people still lived all their lives in the same village. Their nomadic lifestyle meant that they existed ...

As explained by Professor Coretta Phillips: Historical accounts show that since their arrival in England and Scotland Romani Gypsies and Irish Travellers have been associated with criminal offending.

Research by The Traveller Movement found that around 91% of Britain’s 63,000 Gypsies and Travellers had experienced discrimination. And such prejudice has been reported in countries across Europe.

Martin England, representing the family who applied ... He said the proposed pitches had been designed in line with good practice for Gypsy and Traveller sites. In response to councillors concerns ...

For our recent study, we mapped local authority-managed Gypsy and Traveller sites in Great Britain. Of those sites, 39% were within 50 metres of one or more major pollutants and 54% were within 100 ...