Facebook Pixel Council leader concerned by placement of asylum seekers | The Sentinel - newspaper - इस कहानी को Magzter.com पर पढ़ें

कोशिश गोल्ड - मुक्त

Council leader concerned by placement of asylum seekers

The Sentinel

|

August 28, 2025

Policies ‘fail to recognise local pressures’

- Sentinel Reporter

A COUNCIL leader has raised concerns over the placement of asylum seekers in communities.

Newcastle Borough Council does not have any asylum seekers in its hotels.

But the council does have an issue with the placement of asylum seekers in HMOs and short-term lets.

It comes as Epping Forest District Council has secured a temporary High Court injunction to stop 140 asylum seekers living at a hotel in its area.

Borough council leader Simon Tagg said: “There are no hotels in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme currently being used for this purpose.

“However we are monitoring developments in the wake of the Epping Forest ruling.

The Sentinel

यह कहानी The Sentinel के August 28, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।

हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।

क्या आप पहले से ही ग्राहक हैं?

The Sentinel से और कहानियाँ

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

Milward backs Staffs to deliver response

HEAD coach Chris Milward says Staffordshire must recover from their opening-day Trophy defeat but is confident they're capable of doing so.

time to read

2 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Greens in pledge to 'give control back to workers'

THE Green Party has pledged to go further than Labour on workers' rights, including day-one rights on unfair dismissal and a £15 minimum wage for all ages.

time to read

1 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Justice is hard to Bear

TRIO FACE TRIAL AFTER THE MURDER OF DRUG DEALER RAY AS MODERN SLAVERY STORYLINE REACHES DRAMATIC CONCLUSION

time to read

1 min

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Hong Kong highlife

IT'S BEST KNOWN FOR ITS MIGHTY CONCRETE JUNGLE, BUT CHRIS GRANET DISCOVERS HONG KONG'S GREENER SIDE, WITH GENTLE PEAKS TO HIKE AND VOLCANIC PARKS TO EXPLORE

time to read

4 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Skip-removal driver hit house three times and wrote off car

Man who wasn't supposed to use vehicle outside of work hours caused £10k damage

time to read

1 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Walker: We have the talent to make big NCCA impression

STAFFORDSHIRE have made a favourable first impression on Ollie Walker even though the all-rounder's county debut didn’t quite go to plan.

time to read

4 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Taiwan concerns at China's words

TAIWAN'S government expressed concern hours after a call between China and top US diplomats in which Beijing stressed that self-ruled Taiwan was the biggest risk in relations.

time to read

1 min

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

'There will be tough decisions to be made, but I will make them in order to drive the club forward'

MARK Robins had a twinkle in his eye as he walked in to meet the media on Friday morning.

time to read

5 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

It will be a huge achievement if we can topple champions - boss

Jon Brady's Port Vale side take on League One champions Lincoln City at Vale Park this afternoon.

time to read

4 mins

May 02, 2026

The Sentinel

Prem looking to Hearn expertise

RUGBY UNION Prem Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor wants the Gallagher Prem to adopt a boxing-style \"promoter mindset\" to grow the profile of the league.

time to read

1 min

May 02, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size