Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotel
Councils across England are weighing up their own legal challenges after a high court r…
Yesterday, council leaders won the first step in their bid to have The Bell Hotel closed, after Mr Justice Eyre ruled the establishment must stop housing asylum seekers by September 12.
Council leaders yesterday won the first stage of their battle to close the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on planning permission grounds after it became an epicentre of anti-immigration protests.
The High Court ruling gives The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, just 24 days to close after it became the focus of violent protests.
The closure of a hotel housing migrants in Epping and the Gallagher brothers make Wednesday's papers.