Forum Kitts Nevis St Travel


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Forum Kitts Nevis St Travel

Forum Kitts Nevis St Travel

Over 80 households of Gypsies and Travellers would be forced to leave the Isle of Wight, if a Conservative councillor has his way. Cllr Andy Sutton has cited the Localism Bill as the basis of his right to evict the nomadic communities. But other members of the cabinet have warned that he has misread the document.

On November 29th 2011, Cllr Sutton told the Isle of Wight County Press, "I do not think we should provide travellers’ sites on a tourist island. I do not want them, I do not think they are necessary and I do not think we should have them on the Island. I’m also concerned the high cross-Solent charges would deter them from leaving."

Severe Backlog of Authorised Sites for Isle of Wight Gypsies and Travellers

Unlike Cllr Sutton, who emigrated to the island from Leeds, the 2006 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Accommodation Assessment found that the majority of Gypsies and Travellers residing on the Isle of Wight had been born there. Over 71.6% of the travellers interviewed had lived on the island their entire lives, travelling from site to site, with none expressing a wish to move to the mainland.