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Essex pub that displayed golli*** dolls goes up for sale with six-figure asking price

The White Hart Inn’s leaseholders closed up after police launched an investigation, before taking no further action

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

Former pub owners give police interview after golly dolls collection seized by officers

Chris and Bernice Ryley voluntarily spoke to police over the confiscation of their collection by officers

Evening Standard · May 18, 2023

Essex pub that displayed racist dolls closes after boycott by suppliers

Heineken, Carlsberg and Innserve cut ties with White Hart Inn, which had golly dolls confiscated as part of police investigation

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Golli*** pub at centre of racism row vandalised after dolls seized by police

Police are still investigating over an allegationn of hate crime at the White Hart Inn in Gray’s, Essex

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Café sparks disgust over display of dozens of racist golly dolls despite complaints

A customer criticised the Old Manor Cafe in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, for selling golly dolls following controversy at an Essex pub where an investigation into hate crime was launchedWARNING: STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

Brick thrown through window of pub which displays golliwogs

The pub has been at the centre of a row over their collection of 15 golly dolls

Wales Online · Apr 17, 2023

White Hart Inn: Essex pub that displayed golly dolls seized by police is vandalised

The dolls are based on 18th century minelstry and are now regarded as racist caricatures

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Essex pub that displayed golly dolls seized by police is vandalised

White Hart Inn in Grays, which has been the subject of a reported hate crime, daubed with graffiti and has windows damaged

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Coastal café sparks fury after being caught selling 'morally unacceptable' golliwog dolls

Shocked customers slammed the "racially stereotypical" dolls, calling them "morally unacceptable".

Daily Record · Apr 15, 2023

Pub where police seized golliwogs is banned from awards and beer guides

Chris Ryley, who runs the pub with his wife Benice, told the BBC that “a mountain has been made out of a molehill”

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2023