Revamp pledge for plush hotel
The new owner of an historic country hotel has vowed to restore it to its former glory after completing a big money takeover to secure its future.
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Butterfly Hotels finalised a deal to take on the lease of Himley Country Hotel, near Wombourne, in South Staffordshire, yesterday.
A skeleton staff has kept it open, honouring outstanding commitments such as weddings, since January 14 while negotiations over the takeover continued. The previous operator went bust and around 20 employees were made redundant.
They can apply for new positions with Butterfly, owner and operations manager Clive Nicholls confirmed. Between 15 and 20 jobs are up for grabs.
