A parish council is challenging the decision of housing a "huge number of asylum seekers" in a village on the Nottinghamshire border. It comes after The Best Western Yew Lodge Hotel, in Kegworth, has confirmed it will be closing to the public and has informed guests their reservations and health club memberships have been cancelled.
Councillor Ray Sutton, the Chair of Kegworth Parish Council, said in a statement they will be challenging the decision at the 'highest levels' as up to 250 asylum seekers are due to be housed at the hotel. The council said they are supporting the "residents who have serious concerns about the impact of housing such a huge number of asylum seekers".
In a statement, the Councillor Sutton said the village has a population of just over 4,000 people. He says the infrastructure of the village "insufficient" to support the need.
