UK: Overnight motorhome parking pilots launched in Pembrokeshire, Bury and Burghead

Ewen Cameron, 59, appeared at Ayr Sheriff Court charged with intentionally engaging in sexual activity in the presence of two girls under 13. The alleged incident occurred on September 20, 2025, at Craig Tara Holiday Park, where he is said to have knocked on a caravan window, beckoned the children, then exposed himself and performed a sexual act. Cameron, an inmate at HMP Kilmarnock, pleaded not guilty; the case was adjourned for witness evidence arrangements.

The series follows Lela and her 11-year-old daughter Bee, who are on the run and seek refuge at a secluded canal-side caravan park in the 1970s English countryside. Starring Erin Doherty, Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, and Tom Burke. Written and directed by Hugo Blick, produced by Drama Republic. Release date on BBC One and BBC iPlayer has not been announced yet.

Simon John Turner, 49, living in a Weymouth caravan park, befriended vulnerable victims and tricked them into paying for nonexistent caravans and investments. He was sentenced to 10 years for three fraud counts totaling about £190,000. One victim lost his home.

Almería is putting up physical barriers to keep motorhomers off its former fairground — while Turkey simply evicts them from the beach. Lightship is quadrupling its electric-caravan factory in Colorado, even as 50% of Italian motorhome renters turn out to be under 35. Plus 800 kg of hashish in a motorhome at the Spanish border, Anker's 800 W charger running off the alternator, and Carstay as the mobile HQ of a Tokyo festival — all in this issue.

Sevenoaks council granted a temporary stay to a traveller who tarmacked a field and brought in caravans. A court ruled eviction would breach his human rights, giving him 56 days until June 2, after which he must remove caravans and restore the field by August 10.

Questions have arisen about the effectiveness of ANPR cameras on the Kirkcudbright bridge, which record breaches of weight and width restrictions. The cameras capture all vehicles but automatically detect only the plated weight of a vehicle from the DVLA database, which does not always flag trailers like caravans. Council officials manually sift through the data and pass non-compliant cases to the police, while exploring a system to automatically identify towed caravans.