Tensions over a hotel housing asylum-seekers make it ‘difficult for the community to feel safe’ Archdeacon of Chelmsford says

Epping Forest District Council leader Chris Whitbread described the Essex town as a ‘powder keg’ after violent demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel on Sunday

The police force facing scrutiny over its handling of protests outside a migrant hotel is set to hold a press conference. Senior figures from Essex Police are expected to answer questions about the decisions they have taken after days of volatile demonstrations.

The glamorous area in Essex where Rod Stewart calls home is making headlines as protestors call for migrant hotel, The Bell, to be closed for good

THIS is the shocking moment a thug launched himself onto a moving police van amid violent scenes outside a migrant hotel. Chaos escalated outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after an asylum

Bottles and smoke flares have been thrown towards police vehicles during a protest at a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Hundreds of people have gathered at the site of the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after a protest was organised for 18:00 BST.

This comes after asylum seeker and Bell Hotel resident Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was charged with three counts of sexual assault.