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Essex asylum seeker patrols set up after public 'concerns' (opens the original)
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Essex County Council said it set up security patrols in three towns after "concerns voiced by communities directly to members" about asylum seekers. The Reform UK-led council was responding to a call from the prime minister to "put evidence on the table" to justify the £150,000 scheme. Six guards are patrolling Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester between 10:00 and 18:00 each day because of "a fear and perception of a risk of crime" linked to asylum seekers housed at a former military base. Esse
Ending rough sleeping 'more than a housing issue' – Essex charity (opens the original)
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Bill Lewis describes life on the streets as lonely, destitute and tough. That is, in part, why he is sceptical about whether the prime minister will succeed in ending rough sleeping. "I doubt that's going to happen," he reflects. Andy Burnham's "national drive" to stop people living in tents or shop doorways will include offering them "a route off the streets by Christmas". Ministers have also pledged extra support beyond housing. But will that be enough? "It's not just a housing issue," Lewis s
How local government reorganisation plans cost councils millions (opens the original)
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Political leaders say stalled attempts to merge councils were "chaotic" and a "charade" which cost millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. Angela Rayner, local government secretary, announced on Monday a pause in the process after receiving legal advice. The merger would have seen some two-tier county, district and borough councils scrapped in favour of one-tier unitary councils. Decisions about the size and shape of the replacement councils in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex have been "withdrawn". P
Tories vow tougher stance on traveller caravan sites (opens the original)
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The Conservatives said they would change the law to end a "two-tier planning system", which they claim is to blame for a rise in unauthorised traveller caravans. Essex MP James Cleverly, who is Shadow Housing Secretary, said communities were "being abandoned" by the current approach and "forced to tolerate lawbreaking on their doorsteps". The government said recent changes to planning guidelines showed it was "cracking down on illegal traveller sites" and it was "completely misleading to suggest
Unauthorised traveller sites expanding as population grows (opens the original)
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The number of unauthorised Gypsy and traveller sites is on the rise, with developments often carried out over Bank Holiday weekends. Since April, sites in Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and elsewhere have been transformed, prompting legal battles and local dismay. In January, the number of unauthorised traveller caravans – those without planning permission – across England stood at 4,950, a 73% increase on January 2020's figure of 2,860. The summer count also shows a rise, of
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