Police have said they are aware of protests planned outside a hotel housing asylum seekers this weekend. A demonstration and counter-demonstration have been planned outside the Novotel Nottingham-Derby in Long Eaton.
The hotel was taken over by the Home Office last October, with some staff members losing their jobs. Our sister title Derbyshire Live reports that a demonstration against "immigration" has been scheduled for Saturday (February 25) followed by a counter-demonstration, organised by Open Nottingham.
A Derbyshire Constabulary spokesperson said: "We are aware of plans for a protest on Saturday and officers are in the process of liaising with organisers." A flyer posted to Twitter by Yorkshire Rose, otherwise known as Amanda Smith, shows the anti-immigration protest planned for 12pm, with the counter-demonstration scheduled for 11am.
