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Demonstration over G4S housing contract
A demonstration has taken place in Sheffield against the UKBA's plans to give housing contracts for asylum seekers and refugees to G4S, a private security firm.
16 February 2012 (external article)
guardian Broadcasters must hand over Dale Farm eviction footage
After losing a court case, the BBC, ITN and Sky News have been ordered to hand over unbroadcast footage of the eviction Travellers from Dale Farm to Essex police.
9 February 2012 (external article)
bbc news Council spends £4.8 million on Dale Farm eviction
Basildon Council has spent £4.8 million in policing and legal fees in their eviction of Traveller families from the Dale Farm site in Essex.
3 February 2012 (external article)
G4S and asylum seekers' housing
Below we reproduce a letter signed by academics in the Yorkshire region expressing concerns over the awarding of a housing contract to a private company.
2 February 2012 (1042 words)
bbc news Protestors against Gypsy site to be evicted
Meriden councillors have voted to evict members of Residents Against Inappropriate Development, a group of local people who set up their own camp in protest at a Gypsy site.
2 February 2012 (external article)
guardian New eviction measures issued against Dale Farm Travellers
Basildon council has confirmed new proceedings to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm to a legal neighbouring site.
23 January 2012 (external article)
a New eviction measures issued against Dale Farm Travellers
Basildon council has confirmed new proceedings to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm to a legal neighbouring site.
23 January 2012 (external article)
guardian New eviction measures issued against Dale Farm Travellers
Basildon council has confirmed new proceedings to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm to a legal neighbouring site.
23 January 2012 (external article)
guardian Dale Farm Travellers face further eviction battles
Basildon Council has announced further eviction procedures are to take place on Traveller families who moved from Dale Farm onto a neighbouring site.
19 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Travellers' site made permanent in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council has given permanent permission for fourteen residential pitches at Calcutt, near Cricklade, where Travellers had moved in May 2009.
18 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Meriden Gypsy site protest camp given deadline
Solihull Council has given Residents Against Inappropriate Development (RAID) until 16 January to obey an order to disband the camp in Meriden. RAID was established to protest against a gypsy site in the area.
16 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Shot fired at home in Belfast
The home of two Filipino nationals had its window shot at in Belfast. Maribel Dixon, a resident of the house, said this is not the first time her home has been targeted, suggesting racism as a possible cause.
3 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news Meriden protest camp could be removed
Protesters who have created a camp opposing Travellers in Meriden face possible removal, depending on whether the local council decides to pursue enforcement action.
21 December 2011 (external article)
guardian Police challenged over requests for Dale Farm footage
The BBC, ITN and Sky News are resisting orders to disclose unbroadcast footage of the eviction of Dale Farm from Essex police. Journalists have claimed that the order is 'a fishing exercise to gather intelligence'.
13 December 2011 (external article)
glasgow evening times Racist gang forced tenant to abandon Glasgow home
A man was forced to flee his home after suffering 17 months of racist abuse. The man's calls for help were ignored by the Glen Oaks Housing Association, forcing him to present himself as homeless to the city council.
6 December 2011 (external article)
bbc news Dale Farm Travellers seek permission for two new sites
The Travellers who used to live on the Dale Farm site are seeking permission from Basildon Council to live on two new sites in Essex.
22 November 2011 (external article)
bbc news Travellers returning to Dale Farm face threat of jail
Travellers who have returned to the Dale Farm site in Essex after being evicted are being threatened with jail terms. The council claims the return breeches a court injunction.
17 November 2011 (external article)
bbc news Dale Farm site cleared
Basildon Council has announced that the Dale Farm Traveller site has now been cleared of all caravans and hard standing. Three ex-residents are taking the council to court so that they can be re-housed in caravans rather than conventional homes.
15 November 2011 (external article)
basildon recorder Council injunction prevents Dale Farm evictees from return
Basildon Council has been granted a High Court order preventing evicted families from returning to the Dale Farm site.
8 November 2011 (external article)
guardian Dale Farm residents cope with eviction of neighbours
Legal residents of the Dale Farm site in Essex have spoken about the eviction of neighbours and rapidly deteriorating living conditions caused by damage to roads and septic facilities by bailiffs clearing the site.
7 November 2011 (external article)
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