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Rapist faces deportation after 'wicked' abuse of woman beside major Essex road
5+ hour ago (662+ words) Rahim Ghasemi, 40, was convicted of raping a woman and causing a woman to engage in sexual activity(Image: Essex Police) A rapist faces automatic deportation after he “humiliated and degraded” a woman before raping her at the side of a…...
Increasing Wethersfield asylum seeker numbers 'unacceptable' says council leader
1+ week, 1+ day ago (241+ words) Cllr Peter Harris(Image: ECC) The leader of Essex County Council is demanding that the Government ditches plans to increase the numbers of asylum seekers at the Wethersfield camp in Braintree. The Home Office has informed Braintree District Council that…...
Asylum seeker capacity at Wethersfield could increase by 55%
1+ week, 1+ day ago (280+ words) An aerial view of accommodation blocks at MDP Wethersfield on July 13, 2023 in Wethersfield(Image: Getty Images) The Home Office has announced plans to increase the capacity at Wethersfield Asylum Centre by 55%. The Home Office has informed Braintree District Council that…...
Unassuming Essex car park where a prisoner of war camp once stood
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (626+ words) It could be argued that World War Two is possibly the most significant event in British history to have shaped our identity. For decades, stories of the war have been passed down from generation to generation, and there are constant…...
Fury over Government’s plans to expand Essex asylum seeker centre
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (457+ words) A general view of accommodation at RAF Wethersfield near Braintree(Image: EssexLive) Locals have voiced anger over plans to expand the use of a controversial asylum seeker centre in Essex. The Government is looking to keep using Wetherfield, near Braintree,…...
Home Office closes two Essex asylum seeker hotels
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Police officers secure the road outside The Civic Offices during a protest against housing of asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Epping(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) Two asylum-seeker hotels in Essex have been officially closed, the Home Office…...
'No leniency' if Essex restaurant breaks terms of new licence
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) The Fat Turk in Brentwood(Image: Google) A restaurant has been told that there will be "no leniency" if it breaks the terms of a new operating permission. Adding to neighbours' concerns about the plans from Mezra, formerly the Fat…...
Epping's Bell Hotel will stop being used as asylum seekers' accommodation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (700+ words) Flares go off as police officers stand guard the Bell Hotel as demonstrators gather outside on July 20(Image: Getty Images) Epping's Bell Hotel will stop being used as accommodation for asylum seekers. The Home Office told Epping Forest District Council…...
Staff and asylum seekers removed from Bell Hotel due to 'safety concerns"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (265+ words) Protesters outside the Bell Hotel(Image: PA) All residents and staff at The Bell Hotel in Epping, which has been used to house asylum seekers and was the location of protests last year, have been removed from the property. On…...
Cost of council's effort to close Bell Hotel in Epping rises to £860k
2+ mon, 2+ hour ago (504+ words) Protesters outside the Bell Hotel (Image: PA) The cost of trying to close the Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers has risen to £860,000. It means the cost to Epping Forest District Council in its legal fight to stop the…...