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Protests planned in Norfolk town after migrants from asylum hotel are moved there
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (319+ words) Demonstrations are being planned in a Norfolk town after it emerged asylum seekers being housed in a Norwich hotel had been moved there. Protestors are set to gather in Watton at 2pm on Sunday after migrants staying at the Brook Hotel,…...
Home Office confirms asylum seekers have moved out of hotel. .. but won't say where to
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (205+ words) The Home Office has confirmed that the last asylum seekers have been moved out of a hotel on the outskirts of Norwich but has refused to say where they have been relocated to. Locals in Bowthorpe had reported seeing migrants…...
Migrants 'moved from asylum hotel 20 miles across Norfolk to new location"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (579+ words) The last asylum seekers being housed at a hotel on the outskirts of Norwich have moved out, according to locals, with reports suggesting many have been relocated to a Norfolk town 20 miles away. Neighbours living near the Brook Hotel, in…...
Woman misses Benidorm trip as passport did not meet EU rules
1+ week, 2+ day ago (404+ words) A woman missed out on her 50th birthday and "hen party" trip as her passport did not meet European Union rules." Ali Burridge, from Oulton Broad, had to stay behind as her friends set off on their flight on May 1 to…...
'Big brother is watching you' - police roll out live facial recognition in Norwich
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (508+ words) Big brother is coming to Norwich as the police introduce live facial recognition in the city centre this week. The tool enables cops to compare faces captured on a live camera feed to people on its pre-determined watchlist. Norfolk Police…...
Plug pulled on controversial plans for 200 refugees to be housed in Norfolk
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (346+ words) Controversial plans to house 200 refugees in buildings which were once part of RAF Coltishall have been scrapped. Home Office contractors informed Broadland District Council on Monday morning that it was withdrawing plans to temporarily house Afghan refugees in the former…...
Legal challenge over plan to use military camp as asylum accommodation dismissed
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (544+ words) A residents" group has lost a bid to bring a High Court challenge against the Home Office after it announced proposals to use a military training camp as accommodation for asylum seekers. Crowborough Shield, a community interest company, took legal…...
Decision over future of Norwich walk-in centre sparks fresh concerns
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (714+ words) Fresh concerns have been raised about the future of Norwich's walk-in health centre and a service for vulnerable people, after health bosses picked new providers to run them. Health chiefs are close to awarding a contract to run the Rouen…...
'I was a lost soul' - the Norfolk man who chose a tent over temporary accommodation
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (682+ words) At 51, Keith Brown found himself without a home." Forced to leave his mother's house amid a long struggle with alcoholism, he refused to consider temporary accommodation as he feared he "would end up in prison" or fall deeper into addiction....
Council digs its heels in over bus shelter and orders protesters to move on
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) A council has dug its heels in and refused to back down over controversial plans to bulldoze a bus shelter despite protestors' impassioned pleas. Demonstrators in Sheringham have been braving the wintery weather through the day and night to protect…...