9 d. ago Protesters hit Crowborough over plan to house 600 migrants in army camp

Up to 600 male asylum seekers are set to be housed at the camp on the outskirts of Crowborough, East Sussex, as Britain continues to be gripped by a small boat crisis.

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1 week ago Teenage cadets kicked out of camp after defence chiefs admit it will no longer be safe when 600 male migrants are moved there

The site in rural Crowborough, East Sussex, is set to be turned into open accommodation for male asylum seekers by the end of the month, prompting fears for cadets' 'safety and wellbeing'

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2 w. ago Town set to host 600 asylum seekers spends £450,000 on Pooh's birthday

A town fighting plans to house 600 single male asylum seekers on a nearby military base is angry £450,000 is being spent on Winnie-the-Pooh celebrations, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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2 w. ago Home Office delays plan to house 300 male asylum seekers at Highland barracks

The UK Government said it did not want ‘replicate the mistakes of the past where rushed plans led to unsafe and chaotic situations’.

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3 w. ago Hundreds protest against plans to house 600 lone male asylum seekers in army barracks near their homes

Furious residents have taken to the streets once again in a major backlash against government plans to move hundreds of lone male asylum seekers into an army training camp on the edge of Crowborough.

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3 w. ago Angry neighbours of new camp for 600 lone male asylum seekers hit out at school for telling children to be 'kind and caring' to new arrivals

Crowborough's Army Training Camp in East Sussex is set to move in hundreds of lone male migrants by January - news locals only found out after it was leaked to a newspaper.

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3 w. ago Security ramps up in town awaiting arrival of 600 lone male asylum seekers as residents are told they'll only get '48 hours' notice' before migrants move onto army base

Residents are in revolt over the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with thousands of people turning out every week for noisy protests.

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4 w. ago Fury over plans to evict troops from barracks to make way for 300 male asylum seekers

The Queens Own Highlanders Regimental Association, based at Cameron Barracks in Inverness, will be moved from the site as part of the Home Office's proposal.

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4 w. ago Workers begin converting army barracks into camp that will house 600 male migrants on edge of town

Residents are furious at the plans for Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex, with 2,000 people flooding the streets for a noisy protest yesterday.

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last month Cries of 'Starmer out' as thousands protest against plans to house 600 lone male asylum seekers in an army camp on the edge of their town

The march in Crowborough, East Sussex, this morning followed an angry public meeting where local politicians were shouted at and chased out of the community centre hall.

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