Wigan Council have been urged to undertake an independent inquiry into the taxpayer cost of ending the lease of Haigh Hall to Contessa Hotels back in 2021 - costing millions. The council won a high court battle against the hotel operator back in April 2021 after trying to kick them out of the historic site for more than a year when they failed to uphold terms.
Councillor Bob Brierley raised the motion for an inquiry at a full council meeting in Wigan Town Hall after claiming the situation had now got out of hand. He believes that the council should have done more to protect the asset and stop the taxpayer losing out in the future.
“I put this motion in because the situation with Haigh hall is getting out of hand,” Coun Brierley told the Wigan councillors. “This estate needs protecting.”
