Polish workers are attacked in village.(News)

From: The Journal (Newcastle, England) | Date: August 24, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: By Rhodri Phillips

Polish workers in the North-East have been targeted in a series of what are believed to be racially-motivated attacks, it emerged last night.

About 12 Polish builders have been living in the village of Hazlerigg, north of Newcastle, for the last six months, and working on sites across the region.

They arrived in Britain to earn money to send home to their families, and their neighbours in Newcastle said last night they had settled in well.

But in the last two weeks the Polish workers have ...

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