Carmarthenshire launches gypsies strategy
A major strategy is to be launched to improve services for gypsies and travellers in Carmarthenshire. Plans have been drawn up to give the group more access to accommodation in the county and better support for their education, heath and social care needs. The Penybryn site in Llanelli will be improved and work will be carried out to improve relations between the gypsy and traveller communities and others in the area. Plans will be put in place to deal with unauthorised encampments, with the council, police and other agencies working together. Carmarthenshire County Council is behind the move, aimed at developing services for gypsies and travellers. The authority has received funding from the Welsh Assembly Government to support the strategy. Officers say they need a proper understanding of the movements and encampments so they can plan for their housing, education and health needs. It follows a survey of 28 families in the county in the past year. Residents in the council owned Penybr...