The owner of a Valleys hotel believed to be linked to three recent deaths has refused to bow to pressure to shut it down. The Park Hotel in the Blaenau Gwent village of Waunlwyd has raised concerns in the local community since it first started being used as temporary and emergency accommodation for the homeless in 2020.
Neighbouring residents have cited ongoing anti-social behaviour problems relating to the venue, with hundreds signing an online petition calling for a revocation of its hotel licence. Most recently, police officers and paramedics were called to Waunlwyd on Monday, October 3 where they found the body of a 41-year-old man from Merthyr Tydfil.
A 29-year-old man from the same area was taken into custody after being arrested on suspicion of murder. He has since been released under investigation and enquiries are ongoing.
