Gypsy and Irish Travellers in Leeds were twice as likely to report having bad or very bad health in the recent census, new figures show. The national charity Friends, Families and Travellers said ...

A resident is urging people to take note of a consultation proposing 30 potential sites for Traveller pitches in a borough.

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 ...

The health of Gypsies and Travellers is significantly worse than that of other vulnerable groups, reveals research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. It is not known how many Gypsies ...

Call for a special group to evaluate “sustainable, inclusive, and effective practices for the maintenance of local Gypsy Traveller sites ...

“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 ...

Jo Richardson is currently undertaking a piece of research on negotiated stopping with London Gypsy Travellers, funded by the Greater London Authority. It’s election time again. That means hustings, ...

LEICESTER, United Kingdom – England’s national Catholic chaplain for gypsies, Roma and Travellers says a new television documentary will only “reinforce … prejudice” against the communities. The ...

Background Although previous studies suggest that Gypsy Travellers have poorer health status and excess mortality compared with the general population, there is no epidemiological evidence using ...

If you hadn’t noticed by the sea of rainbows (we’re living for them), June is Pride month; a month to celebrate the diversity, resilience and beauty of the LGBTQIA+ community. But it’s also Gypsy, ...

Islington Council has proposed nine potential travellers' sites after years of failed attempts to secure suitable land. The plan, which could provide up to 13 permanent pitches in the borough, has ...

Hazel Marsh is on the executive committee of the Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers (ACERT) While out shopping with his baby daughter last month, Watson Harrop Jr. – a ...