Overview

• Crick Parish Council has lodged a formal complaint with Serco over persistent antisocial behaviour at the Ibis Rugby East hotel.
• Serco says it cannot impose curfews under Home Office rules but will engage residents on noise disturbances and after-hours park use.
• Northamptonshire Police deployed extra patrols to reassure locals after the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Rugby by asylum seeker Ahmed Muhammad Almahi.
• Locals report rowdy late-night gatherings, spontaneous football matches on children’s fields and fare evasion on buses, describing the village as a no-go zone.
• Accor confirms the Ibis Rugby East hotel is independently owned and used under an agreement with the Home Office as part of wider contingency accommodation.