Essex Politicians Call for Meeting with Home Secretary over Asylum-Seeker Hotel

Peaceful protest outside Epping asylum hotel

Essex Police said a group of people protesting against The Bell Hotel formed at about 6pm on Thursday.

Police put dispersal order in place ahead of planned protest outside hotel

The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, has already been the scene of several demonstrations.Police have put a dispersal order in place ahead of a planned protest ...

Teddy bears and TikTokers: on the Epping front line

Early on Sunday afternoon at the Epping Bean Café, where a cutesy sign hangs from a wall reading ‘Coffee makes everything better’, a man is enjoying a roast dinner as the staff prepare for violence. Chairs and tables are moved inside, and a tall flagpole for advertising the café, which could be a very effective

Epping migrant hotels should close, politicians tell Home Office

Five Essex politicians say the sites are unsuitable and place an "unsustainable strain" on police.

Epping leaders request meeting with home secretary over asylum hotel

Five local leaders have urged Yvette Cooper to make a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex a "priority for urgent closure", saying community tensions have put a strain on policing.

Essex Tories tell Home Secretary Epping asylum hotel must close

They told Yvette Cooper that use of the Bell Hotel and the Phoenix Hotel in North Weald is putting “unsustainable strain on police resources”.