A far-right group is set to hold a protest this weekend following the arrival of asylum seekers at a hotel in Erskine.

The refugees – all men aged between 18 and 40 – are being given a temporary home at the Muthu Glasgow River Hotel at a rate of around 20 per week until the 174-bed capacity is reached.

Concerns have been raised by some residents that the new arrivals could put added strain on local services such as health, which are already under significant pressure.

A Facebook group called 'Erskine Against Asylum Hotel' has now amassed over 700 members.

Local campaigners were planning to hold a demonstration this weekend but it has now been postponed after members of far-right organisation Patriotic Alternative (PA) announced their intentions to join the protests.

The organisation describes itself as a "community building and activism group" and claims to have active branches across the UK.

A probe carried out by independent investigative journalism co-operative The Ferret found that members of PA included neo-Nazis, as well as former members of the British National Party and Scottish Defence League.

In a post on the 'Erskine Against Asylum Hotel' Facebook group yesterday, local resident Derek Stitt said: "We have decided to postpone our community protest this weekend, as PA have all but taken over and there is a organisation who are pro-asylum and anti-PA coming to counter attack as such. We want to completely separate ourselves from this.

"We will sit back this weekend and observe and let these groups have their day and we will get together very fast and resume our own peaceful campaign."

Kenny Smith, an organiser with PA, said their demonstration will be going ahead as Erskine residents are not being "served properly" by local politicians.

He added: "It is going to be a very peaceful protest down at the hotel, where there will be a few speeches, placards and banners.

"We are a community politics group and not interested in causing bother. There have been many demonstrations across the country where PA have conducted themselves in an exemplary fashion.

"We want to give voice to the concerns of the local community and that's what will be happening on Sunday."

A spokesperson for Stand Up to Racism said it will be holding a counter protest outside the hotel on the same day, in partnership with the Paisley and Clydebank Trades Councils and some local residents.

"Patriotic Alternative is a Nazi organisation whose founder praises Hitler," added the spokesperson. "PA members are trying to stir up hatred in Erskine by exploiting concerns over asylum seekers being housed in the local hotel.

"Communities need funding, not racism and scapegoating. Asylum seekers are being subjected to dehumanising treatment as a result of the government's hostile environment."