Hotel in Sleaford to receive £1.8m refurbishment
The Carre Arms management company is a private sector independent business with the Council as the sole shareholder.Improvements already made by the company over the past year include repairs and a kitchen upgrade.The council bought the property for just under £1.5m last year. They said priority since the purchase had been to build up the business with weddings, conferences and events, which they said had increased five-fold.Originally, the investment work was going to take place over the first 10 years of the council's ownership, but they said some of the work was more urgent and extensive and needed to be brought forward.The council said new planting would maximise the outdoor space for events and special occasions.Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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