9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (287+ words) Councillor Peter Harris, leader of Essex County Council(Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire) An Essex council has said it plans to hire private security guards in response to safety concerns over ‘daily gatherings of asylum seekers’. Essex County Council has…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (353+ words) An Essex hotel has come under fire after visitors reported that the grounds are "littered with rubbish" with "disgusting" rooms. In 2020, the Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, located just off the A12, was being used to house asylum seekers. The Home Office…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (344+ words) The leader of the council said that these claims are "false" The leader of a council has hit back at online claims that a new Family Welcome Centre is being used to house asylum seekers. The FWC in Harold Hill…...

3+ week, 5+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ 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…...

1+ mon, 3+ 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…...

1+ mon, 4+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 3+ day 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,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day 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…...

2+ mon, 1+ 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…...