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Council spends £4.8 million on Dale Farm eviction
Basildon Council has spent £4.8 million in policing and legal fees in their eviction of Traveller families from the Dale Farm site in Essex.
3 February 2012 (external article)
bbc news Vigil for attack victim Jay Abatan
A vigil was held on Sunday night for Jay Abatan, who was assaulted in an unprovoked attack thirteen years ago, and died of a fractured skull days later. The family believes both the attack and police malfeasance were racially motivated.
30 January 2012 (external article)
slough express Candlelit vigil for Wexham Park death
The family of Philmore Mills have held a candlelit vigil at Wexham Park Hospital after he died while being restrained by police just before Christmas.
30 January 2012 (external article)
guardian New eviction measures issued against Dale Farm Travellers
Basildon council has confirmed new proceedings to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm to a legal neighbouring site.
23 January 2012 (external article)
a New eviction measures issued against Dale Farm Travellers
Basildon council has confirmed new proceedings to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm to a legal neighbouring site.
23 January 2012 (external article)
guardian New eviction measures issued against Dale Farm Travellers
Basildon council has confirmed new proceedings to evict Travellers who moved from Dale Farm to a legal neighbouring site.
23 January 2012 (external article)
guardian Dale Farm Travellers face further eviction battles
Basildon Council has announced further eviction procedures are to take place on Traveller families who moved from Dale Farm onto a neighbouring site.
19 January 2012 (external article)
bbc news 11-year-old girl beaten up in race attack
A girl was attacked by four older white girls in Surrey who kicked her and pushed her to the ground. The attackers shouted racial abuse, leading police to believe the victim was targeted for wearing a headscarf.
19 January 2012 (external article)
mid sussex times Men sentenced for arson attack on mosque
Three men have been sentenced after pleading guilty to an arson attack on Haywards Heath mosque. Josh Morris, James Smith, and James Everley have each received three years' imprisonment.
6 January 2012 (external article)
hunts post Couple attacked and racially abused in Huntingdon
A 41-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were attacked and racially abused by two men on their way home in Huntingdon after a night out on New Year's Day. The woman suffered a deep cut to her hand in the attack.
4 January 2012 (external article)
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