Unite union leadership contender Howard Beckett calls for UK’s multi-billion defence budget to pay for gypsy and traveller sites Howard Beckett running to succeed Len McCluskey as Unite general secretary He welcomed endorsement from Labour Black Socialists on Twitter Groups said he wanted defence cash spent on making traveller sites ‘available’ By John Stevens, Deputy Political … Read more
Romany Gypsy TikTok star reveals she NEVER uses the toilet in her trailer because it’s a ‘dirty’ habit and can make her home ‘smell’ – and uses an outdoor block instead TikTok star Danielle Jo Lee shared details about her life as a traveller with fans Explained she does not use the toilet inside her trailer … Read more
A traveller mother-of-two who entered her two-year-old daughter into a beauty pageant claims looking good takes priority over schooling in her community. Lavinia, a Romani traveller who lives in Dorset with her husband Danny, her son Young Danny, eight, and daughter Valentina says traveller women pay a lot of attention to their appearance in order … Read more
A traveller mother-of-two who entered her two-year-old daughter into a beauty pageant claims looking good takes priority over schooling in her community. Lavinia, a Romani traveller who lives in Dorset with her husband Danny, her son Young Danny, eight, and daughter Valentina says traveller women pay a lot of attention to their appearance in order … Read more
Identity paw-ade! Police issue images of 48 dogs rescued from traveller camp in Suffolk in a bid to reunite them with owners who could be anywhere in the UK More than 80 animals were seized last month after raids on Travellers’ site Suffolk Police said work is ongoing to identify the owners as no dogs … Read more
A pair of Irish traveller sisters have revealed they put on posh voices to disguise their accents when booking restaurants to stop from being turned away. Caitlin Mac, 20, and younger sister Lizzie, 18, from St Albans, have racked up 152,000 followers on TikTok after posting clips sharing an insight into life as an Irish traveller … Read more
Labour Equalities Minister Charlotte Nichols apologises for ‘offending the Gypsy and Roma community’ after handing out hundreds of leaflets vowing to ‘deal with traveller incursions’ MP Charlotte Nichols had been handing out leaflets ahead of local elections Among the promises listed was a pledge to ‘deal with traveller incursions’ The leaflet was later withdrawn as … Read more
Traveller, 18, who met her husband in a car park explains he’s expected to ‘pay for everything’ now they’re married in TikTok videos from their caravan in Wales Kathleen Johnson, 18, is a traveller living in Wales who posts about life on TikTok She lives in a caravan with her husband, who ‘pays for everything’ … Read more
Parts of a Hertfordshire town became a no-go zone today as police set up a ring of steel around a traveller funeral to enforce Covid safety laws. More than 100 officers were out in force around St Helen’s Catholic Church in North Watford, where rules on social gatherings meant just 30 travellers were allowed inside … Read more
Up to 200 mourners today amassed outside a church to attend a traveller funeral as families paid their respects to a tree surgeon who was crushed to death by heavy machinery in a tragic work accident. Witnesses described mass drinking, with even children reportedly spotted carrying boxes of Stella Artois, at the funeral of Daniel … Read more