Locals fear leafy Yorkshire village could become a 'ghost town' under migrant plans
Residents say 60% of renters surveyed would leave if the asylum centre is approved, and some homeowners expect losses of up to 20%.
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'Nobody asked us': English village rebels against migrant housing plan
Subhead:A village of just 350 people faces plans to house up to 1,250 migrants at a neighbouring former military site. Residents say nobody asked them, nobody is listening, and their concerns are being dismissed. Their response? A symbolic referendum on leaving the United Kingdom.# YouTube-embed:zGR-G8oRmgE
Residents of the village of Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire are threatening to sell their homes and move out over concerns about a plan to house up to 1,200 single men seeking asylum at a former RAF base near the village, which is home to around 700 people, according to the Daily Mail.
Dozens of residents of village with a population of 700 vow to ‘sell up and move’ over plans to house more than 1,000 migrants in nearby RAF base
Dozens of residents in a picturesque North Yorkshire village are threatening to ‘sell up and move’ over fears that more than 1,000 asylum seekers could soon be housed at a former RAF base on their doorstep. Homeowners in Linton-on-Ouse say they face potentially huge losses on their properties if plans to accommodate up to 1,200 […]
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