THE OWNERS of the Kings Arms hotel in Kingsbridge met local councillors and members of Kingsbridge and Salcombe Chamber of Commerce to discuss the building’s future last week.

Representatives of the Reuben brothers, who own the hotel, travelled to Kingsbridge to meet with town mayor Cllr Wayne Grills, district and county councillor Rufus Gilbert and representatives of Kingsbridge and Salcombe Chamber of Commerce.

Cllr Grills described the meeting as ‘very positive’, with Motcomb agreeing to fix the guttering that has been leaking, and continue with further discussions - although no further meetings are planned.

Raymond Hayes from KSCC said: ‘The unanimous position taken by the chamber was to recognise the economic reality that the Kings Arms was not viable as a traditional town centre hotel in view of the huge cost of repair and the nature of the building. The chamber therefore supported the proposition that the developer should be allowed to redevelop the upper floors for residential purposes provided licensed premises were maintained on the ground floor.

Read more in tomorrow’s Kingsbridge & Salcombe Gazette.