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Bournemouth used to be a seaside resort attracting tourists, partying students, and stag dos seeking seaside relaxation.
The Daily Mail reports that it has now become Britain’s new “Wild West”. Residents avoid parts of the town at night for fear of becoming a victim of crime.
In one street, two of the town’s historic hotels have been turned into asylum seeker hotels. Dozens of criminal charges are brought against those living there.
Security guards and police now patrol the streets. Officers could be seen talking to migrants loitering outside the hotels. The level of alleged criminality is now out of control.
The situation could spark a riot from residents who have already staged protests outside the venues.
Last month, the Mail on Sunday revealed how 116 charges have been brought against 51 migrants living across the town’s three seafront hotels. Some 46 criminal charges have been brought against asylum seekers at the Roundhouse Hotel, 45 at the neighbouring Britannia, and 25 at the China Hotel in Boscombe Spa Road.
Those statistics lend themselves to the dangerous feeling which has gripped Britain this summer. Recent protests exploded outside hotels housing asylum seekers in places like Epping, Essex, and Canary Wharf in Central London.
Other recent instances, not linked to migrants, have seen youngsters plaguing the picturesque resort with the stench of marijuana and inhaling nitrous oxide “hippy crack” balloons in front of families, as residents fear the town is slipping into chaos.
Women in the town are now fearing to walk alone. Two of them said they try to avoid the hotels entirely after an incident that left them unnerved.
Tourists venturing to the town have also claimed to have fallen victim to males allegedly jeering at them from one of the hotels.
Riot police were called to keep the peace when about 300 people descended on Meyrick Road in two separate clashing groups. They were activists staging protests. In tensed scenes, the rallies went nationwide, which exploded into violence.
200 activists were from an anti-migration group, while 100 were pro-migrant supporters.
The issue is so contentious that the town’s Labour MP, Tony Hayes, last week called for the government to axe at least 14 of the migrant hotels.
