The Appleby Horse Fair takes place over a week in June and ... of the central importance of the Fair to the town and its Gypsy and Traveller visitors. 'As a permanent fixture in the life of ...

A stallion sculpture to celebrate gipsies and travellers has been refused planning permission because it may not be inclusive ...

Westmorland and Furness Council refused a planning application for a stallion statue on the River Eden in Appleby, Cumbria, to celebrate the town's role in hosting the annual horse fair - a big event ...

The Appleby Horse Fair has been a mainstay of the Gypsy calendar since the early 20th century - and its roots can be traced even further back. But according to local historian Andrew Connell ...

The policing of Appleby Horse Fair is Cumbria Constabulary's largest ... with stolen caravans being brought into the county. Gypsy and Traveller representatives have supported the police action ...

Thousands of gypsies and travellers from Britain and beyond gather every year in Appleby, Cumbria, for a horse fair ... Billy Welch, head gypsy also known as shera rom, shares his knowledge and ...

Westmorland and Furness Council has refused a planning application from Drive 2 Survive CIC to place a sculpture titled ‘The Appleby ...

This week the little town of Appleby-in-Westmoreland, Cumbria, will come alive for the biggest and most colourful Gypsy horse fair anywhere in Europe. Thousands of travellers are here to take part in ...

The Appleby Horse Fair takes place over a week in June and usually attracts up to 10,000 Roma and travellers, as well as hundreds of horse-drawn cars and 30,000 visitors. Horses are washed and ...

Plans for a sculpture to celebrate a town's link to the Gypsy and traveller ... the River Eden in Appleby, Cumbria, to celebrate the town's role in hosting the annual horse fair - a big event ...

Appleby Horse Fair takes place annually in June and is ... The council said the siting of the Gypsy stallion sculpture would ‘visually compete’ with surrounding listed buildings including ...