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The Plas Maenan Country House near Llanrwst has been bought-out with a new restaurant also opening at the site.

The £900,000 investment backed by Barclays has enabled Mark and Amanda Richards to buy out the former business owners and complete the refurbishment of the country house in the Conwy Valley. They have created 10 new jobs.

The nine bedroom hotel at Maenan is already a well established venue for weddings and private functions but is launching ‘Restaurant on the Rock’ to attract local people.

Owner Mark Richards said: “We have run the Manor Hotel in Llandudno for the last nine years but always had an eye on the Plas Maenan.

"We want to share this fantastic location with the local community and create a thriving vibrant restaurant, which we estimate, will account for 60% of our turnover.

“We have a first class chef who has considerable experience of working with top chefs such as Marco Pierre White and a passion for service.”

Alison Monks-Roberts, Barclays business manager, said: “By using our knowledge and experience within the local market, Barclays Business has been delighted to support the Plas Maenan and wishes the business every success for the future.

"Mark and Amanda have completed a beautiful refurbishment and invested significantly to create a successful proposition.”

Mark added: “We tried to buy the Plas Maenan five years ago but it never happened and it may not have happened again without the fantastic support from Alison at Barclays.

"At a time when people criticise banks as having gone automated and impersonal I can only describe Alison’s hard work and effort as ‘Old School’ when a real person from a bank genuinely wanted to give real support to a project.”