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Sale of last hotel

In 2013, the last hotel owned by the entrepreneur was sold to a school. The historic Ye Olde Anchor Inn in Ruthin was sold for an asking price of £299,000.

After the sale, Stephanie said: “I’m pleased that Ye Olde Anchor has found such a worthy new lease of life. This leaves me free to concentrate on our four large international businesses and Yattar Yattar magazine.

“I think it’s good news that it’s gone to a sustainable use after my sale of the Castle to Wetherspoons, which made itself a formidable competitor in the town. My mail order business is the larger part of my portfolio and I have been very busy doing different things.

“I have no intention of retiring and there are still plenty of challenges out there for me.”