Gypsy/Travellers

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Christine Macleod A Scottish Government report that shows landlords still have work to do to improve Gypsy/Traveller sites has been welcomed by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

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Angela Constance The Scottish Government has urged Gypsy/Traveller site providers to quickly improve the maintenance of sites after a report revealed that many will not meet minimum standard requirements by next month’s deadline.

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Councillors in Perth & Kinross will receive a progress report on the council’s gypsy traveller strategy next week with a view to the implementation of a revised strategy later in the year. The main aims of the current Gypsy Traveller Strategy 2013-18 are to develop a more co-ordinated approach

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A report highlighting the importance of social landlords meeting the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter for Gypsy/Travellers has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator. The Regulator’s report underlines the recommendations for landlords it set out in its themat

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Roy Overend (centre) is presented with his award by Councillor Judy Hamilton of Fife Council and STV meteorologist and presenter Sean Batty A council manager has been recognised at a national awards ceremony for his work to help make a Gypsy/Traveller site in South Lanarkshire one of the best of its

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South Ayrshire Council has committed to investing in a replacement travelling persons site in Girvan following severe storm damage to the original site at Houdston late last year. If planning permission is approved, eight purpose built accommodation units would be constructed at Low Troweir Road as

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A family has been granted permanent planning permission for a previously unauthorised Gypsy/Traveller site in Moray. The Stewart family, who have lived on the site at Doohill, near Lhanbryde, for seven years, had an application for temporary planning permission turned down by Moray councillors four

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John Alexander Fresh thinking, a change in attitude and a frank discussion. This is what is required if we are to seriously change the way in which local authorities deal with the travelling community and the associated public outcry, Councillor John Alexander tells Scottish Housing News.

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Planning applications for a travellers site were rejected last week at an Aberdeenshire Council meeting. Two applications for a permanent halting site along with a temporary halting site in St Cyrus were introduced by head of planning and development management, Robert Gray.

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