A Welsh restaurant owner has claimed that he needed heart treatment after the hygiene rating for his business was dropped from five to zero. Don Hadwin from Llandudno said that he had been subjected to a 'witch hunt' by his council and that the stress caused him to have heart problems.
The 63-year-old whose heart stopped during emergency treatment blamed Conwy Council officials for causing him stress after an inspection by environmental health officers on October 24. As a result of the inspection, the Seahorse restaurant in Llandudno was downgraded from a hygiene rating of five to zero.
Don said that at the time of the inspection he was off work having undergone a knee operation and his wife was caring for him meaning they were unable to accompany the three inspectors. The pair told North Wales Live since the inspection they have been unable to arrange a reassessment and have been threatened with a fine for not displaying the new rating.
