Mr Hooper said he'd had to defend himself a couple of times with a crowbar and had spoken to police about the situation. "We used to have holiday-makers in this area, now there are very few," he said.

Paul Hooper, the owner of Hooper's Coffee Shop, said he believed the cause was the concentration of so many homeless people in the bed and breakfasts. "It's not doing them any favours," he said.

Mr Hooper said the man accused of affray, 65-year-old Dean Walters, has since been charged and the second suspect remains in custody.

Mr Hooper said the man accused of affray, 65-year-old Dean Walters, has since been charged and the second suspect remains in custody.

Mr Hooper said the man accused of affray, 65-year-old Dean Walters, has since been charged and the second suspect remains in custody.

Eight officers were injured in the protests outside a hotel in Epping (PA) A total of eight officers were injured in “totally unacceptable” clashes between protesters and police outside a hotel ...