The quiet Greater Manchester village rocked by a second asylum seeker hotel
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn a town on the edge of the Greater Manchester sits a hotel which has sparked huge controversy over the last few months. The leafy village of Standish in Wigan was left in complete shock in August after their ‘posh hotel’ was chosen to be the new home for asylum seekers.
Kilhey Court Hotel, situated in the Worthington area of the village, was picked by the Home Office without the knowledge of the local council or the nearby residents - which led to huge protests and outrage.
Soon there were hundreds gathering in the village’s centre to make their voices heard - and they gathered again a few weeks later outside Wigan Town Hall as councillors debated the hot topic. READ MORE: Police cordon off main road after woman hit by car READ MORE: Man, 24, dies after horror crash between motorcyclist and HGV Wigan Council, local MP Lisa Nandy and campaigners Gareth Fairhurst and Coun Maureen O’Bern had all publicly declared their objection within days of the government announcement.
The hotel swiftly became a political football being kicked between the various local parties, who all agreed it should not be put there, but for different reasons.
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