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Originally Posted by garinda

'Space for gypsies and travellers will have to double in the next seven years, a Government quango has ordered.'
'The report by North West planning body 4NW also calls for a 10-fold increase in pitches in Hyndburn.'
More space needed in East Lancashire for travellers (From Blackburn Citizen)

'Travellers are to be evicted after setting up camp on land earmarked for Elevate housing.'
'Hyndburn Borough Council has told the travellers to move on after caravans began to appear on land off Blackburn Road, Accrington.'
Travellers in Hyndburn told to move on (From Blackburn Citizen)



Seems like H.B.C. face a bit of a dichotomy on this one.

When I saw this thread title I thought it was about my old watering hole on Fielding Lane Garinda
the fact is Ossy has had a gypsy site longer than I care to remember (before I was born) Romany Gypsies are okay its the tinkers or Travellers as they are call who are the problem