travellers
Coverage of travellers in the Nexus archive.
- Fury as travellers use angle grinder to break into youth football team ground and set up 20 caravans - leaving pitches covered in dirty nappies
Travellers used an angle grinder to break into a youth football team's ground, set up 20 caravans, and left the pitches covered in dirty nappies. The incident has caused public fury.
- ‘It’s whack-a-mole’: how Europe’s smart border melted down
An automated system, first proposed in 2008, was designed to prevent criminals from entering Europe but instead is causing delays for travelers.
- Travellers ordered to demolish huge illegal site built on protected green belt fields during weekend 'land grab'
Travellers were ordered to demolish an illegal site constructed on protected green belt fields during a weekend 'land grab'. The site was built without authorization on land designated for preservation.
- The Home Counties village where 'travellers outnumber locals': Families in 20 caravans expand illegal camp as they bulldoze another field in weekend land grab
In a Home Counties village, families in 20 caravans have expanded an illegal camp by bulldozing another field during a weekend land grab, leading to a situation where travelers now outnumber locals.
- UDF: Flying from Bhogapuram airport will be a costly affair, say travellers
The article titled 'UDF: Flying from Bhogapuram airport will be a costly affair, say travellers' reports that travelers claim flying from Bhogapuram airport is expensive. The provided content includes a note about using file pictures for the airport.
- Families are 'living in fear' as travellers set up illegal 40-caravan camp near girls' secondary school
Families are living in fear due to an illegal 40-caravan camp set up near a girls' secondary school by travellers.
- Are AI tourist posters the new Instagram fake flower arches? 'Creepy' Chat GPT ads are branded 'downmarket' by travellers - and an 'own goal' by marketing experts
AI-generated tourist posters are criticized as inauthentic, similar to Instagram's fake flower arches. Travelers find them creepy and downmarket, while marketing experts call it a misstep.
- Police spark fury among travellers as they launch AI-driven facial recognition crackdown on criminals at Appleby Horse Fair
Police have launched an AI-driven facial recognition crackdown on criminals at Appleby Horse Fair. This action has sparked fury among travelers.
- Travellers spend weekend tarmacking over English countryside and moving in caravans AGAIN - while councils 'do nothing' to stop land grabs
Travellers are spending weekends in the English countryside using caravans, with councils accused of inaction regarding land grabs. The situation highlights tensions between travellers and local authorities over land use.
- WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition
During WWII, thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish, and travellers were displaced, imprisoned in French internment camps, and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Eighty years after the last travellers were freed from these camps, French survivors are seeking recognition.
- Councillor pleads with locals not to give travellers any work after they set up an 'illegal' camp at a country park
A councillor is urging locals not to give work to travellers who have set up an illegal camp at a country park. The councillor's plea comes after the group established the camp, which has been deemed unlawful. The situation has sparked concerns among local residents.
- Now travellers 'plan SECOND camp': After dead-of-night Bank Holiday operation to erect 12 permanent pitches, residents fear another land grab
Travellers have set up a second camp after a midnight Bank Holiday operation, erecting 12 permanent pitches, sparking fears of another land grab among residents. The operation was carried out swiftly and without notice. Residents are concerned about the implications of this new development.
- Travellers make life 'hell' for Leamington Spa residents as they set up camp just yards from police station and £750,000 homes
Travellers in Leamington Spa are causing significant disruption to residents by setting up camp near a police station and luxury homes valued at £750,000. The situation has been described as making life 'hell' for local residents.
- 'One law for them, another law for us': Villagers condemn police for 'aiding and abetting' traveller land grab after officers 'arrested residents for trying to stop caravans moving in'
Villagers accuse police of aiding travellers in a land grab by arresting residents who attempted to stop caravans. The dispute highlights perceived double standards in law enforcement actions, with villagers claiming officers are enforcing different rules for different groups.