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Chef Alastair Campbell and Royal Hotel manager Donna Hughes on the roof terrace.
Forfar’s Royal Hotel owner is steeled for the fight to see the historic business thrive again in the town’s beating heart – for a second time.
The one time coaching inn dating back to the 18
th century had slid into a sad state since its sudden closure in 2010.
In addition to the loss of the county town’s only sizeable hotel, the collapse cost the community 20 jobs.
Attempts to find a new owner at auction failed.
But town publican Don and his wife, Maria, took up the challenge of bringing good days back to the whitewashed Castle Street landmark.
It would have been easy to walk away : Forfar hotelier ready to bring Royal back from brink for second time
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