Peterborough S Great Northern Hotel Will Likely Be Used To House Asylum Seekers
The council has since taken enforcement action to prevent the hotel from changing use. The hotel has already cut ties with the Best Western brand and the Peterborough Telegraph understands the hotel was due to close to the public on December 17. However, the Home Office told the council that asylum seekers could start arriving as early as this weekend. A council spokesman said: “Peterborough is a welcoming and tolerant place and currently shelters more than 300 asylum seekers, more than any other city or town in the east of England....