Many thanks to all for your continued support . . .

The Furnace Action Committee has seen a copy of a letter sent yesterday to Carmarthenshire Council by Rob Horwood, managing director of Sterling Woodrow, owners of the Stradey Park Hotel.

It was sent through an email address from Avora Capital, another company controlled by Mr Horwood.

It reads,

Thank you for your correspondence and your interest in the Stradey Park Hotel.  We are very grateful for the support that Carmarthen Council offer.

We continue to operate as a hotel and take pride in our levels of service. We have not cancelled any wedding bookings.

You are right to identify that we are a major local employer and it is our intention to continue to be so.

One of a number of future options that have become open to us is engagement with Clearsprings Ready-Homes.

Our commitment that we have made absolutely no contractual agreements is extant; there is no ambiguity in this.

This is one option that we are looking at amongst others and it would be inappropriate for you to make any inference about our future intention other than our commitment to ensure that all statutory and mandatory standards are met and that our employees and residents continue to be looked after appropriately.

We do not recognise the suggestion around potential job losses.

Please engage with Clearsprings Ready-Homes around any issues pertaining to asylum seeking since this is their expertise and not ours.'

(sent by Rob Horwood)