Llanelli journalist sets record straight on Stradey Park Hotel funds
A well-respected journalist from Llanelli claims he has been targeted by far right factions over his role as a spokesman for the Furnace Action Committee. Members of The Voice of Wales have alleged that Robert Lloyd, the former editor of…
Attempts being made by Carmarthenshire Council to claw back £230K spent on Stradey Park Hotel plan
THE leader of Carmarthenshire Council is trying to claw back nearly £230,000 of costs which he said the authority incurred as a result of a Home Office plan to house asylum seekers at a hotel in Llanelli. Councillor Darren Price…
Owners accused of ‘land grabbing’ at Stradey Park Hotel
Tensions have risen at Llanelli’s Stradey Park Hotel, with protestors and objectors claiming the hotel owners are pouring fuel on the fire. Members of the Furnace Action Committee, the group of volunteers set up to oppose the plan to house…
Home Office accused of ‘blatantly disregarding the law’ in relation to Stradey Park Hotel
THE Home Office is under attack for blatantly disregarding the law in relation to questions about the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli. Members of the Furnace Action Committee, the group of volunteers set up to oppose the plan to house…
Hotel owners enrage protesters by filling skips with four star furniture
THE people of Llanelli continue to be treated with utter contempt by the owners of the Stradey Park Hotel. That’s the view of the Furnace Action Committee, the group of volunteers set up to oppose the plan to house asylum…
Politicians, Police and media bare brunt of anger as protester numbers grow at Stradey Park Hotel
Protesters were still gathered on roads close to the Stradey Park Hotel and at the site entrance on the evening of, Tuesday (Jul 11). There was a modest police presence with officers standing on Pentrepoeth Road adjacent to the new…
Protestors accuse police of brutality as arrests continue at Stradey Park Hotel
Protestors at the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli have accused the police of brutality following the arrest of a woman on a road close to the venue today, Sunday (Jul 9). In a video supplied by a bystander the woman…
Angry scenes outside hotel as owners allegedly escape through hedge
There were angry scenes on Saturday (Jul 8) outside the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli. Roads were closed as protesters demonstrating against Home Office plans to house asylum seekers at the hotel were met with a large police presence…
Stradey Park Hotel protesters accuse police of allowing unlawful action by site operators
THERE was widespread anger at the role of the police during a tense stand-off between campaigners and the team behind the Stradey Park Hotel asylum seekers plan yesterday. Fencing which had been erected and locked at the private land at…
Proposals to accommodate 300 asylum seekers at Stradey Park Hotel ‘not suitable for a small village like Furnace’ says Nia Griffith MP
Dame Nia Griffith MP has said that the Home Office plans to accommodate over three hundred asylum seekers at the Stradey Park Hotel is unsuitable for a small village like Furnace. Report by Dave Hurford and Alan Evans Speaking at…