It’s an early August Friday night and the sun is out. Altrincham should be noisy with drinkers celebrating the start of the weekend.

But the noise in the Trafford town is coming from Cresta Court hotel, where police have had to separate protesters clashing over the building's use to house asylum seekers.

“I'm angry, I'm mad, and I'm frustrated," said one protester called Julie, clutching onto a Union Jack flag.

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