Family business that survived two world wars and depression faces closing

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Owner Ashford Price says the coronavirus pandemic is the worst crisis to hit the business in over a century.

The granddad-of-two said he accepted the importance of coronavirus lockdown but accused Welsh ministers of ignoring the plight of the country’s tourism industry.

The popular site survived two world wars but does not have the funds to survive coronavirus unless it can re-open for summer ‘If we close it would be one of the saddest days of my life. My son is in this, my daughter is. We are having to accept the fact there may not be a light at the end of this difficult tunnel’.

A grass roots survey of 500 businesses suggests 28% of people in the sector are struggling to pay bills now, while 82% don’t believe they will survive beyond September 2020. Welsh ministers have been accused of ignoring the plight of the tourist industry despite its huge value to the Welsh economy ‘The findings of the survey are in line with our feedback from industry across Wales – which is why we already have a range of support packages in place.’

 

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