Pontins apologises to Irish Travellers over race discrimination

A general view of Pontin’s signage at Brean, Somerset (PA)

Pontins has apologised to Irish Travellers after an investigation found practices aimed at barring them from its holiday parks.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) served the holiday park operator with an unlawful act notice in February for engaging in what the watchdog described as “shocking overt race discrimination” towards Irish Travellers.