Letter: Action needed over historic building

Letter: The Charlton Arms Hotel in Wellington is an historic coaching inn in the centre of the town, but it is presently closed and has been neglected for years.

This is shameful state of affairs and is a blight on the town.

I and many other local residents are concerned at its neglect and the lack of action by the town and borough councils in getting it restored and re-opened.

A rebuilt Charlton Arms Hotel would fully support the regeneration of the town and it would provide a focal point for the community.

It has considerable potential for new owners with imagination and marketing flair.

I realise it is a difficult situation for local politicians, but I think it is now time for the Telford & Wrekin Council to take urgent action to compulsorily purchase the building to save it from further neglect and decay and then to look to work with a national pub or hotel group to re-open it as a hotel.

This is a key issue for Wellington and it's time for some immediate and positive action from the Telford & Wrekin Council.

Such action would be warmly welcomed by many in the community.

Nick Jenkins

Wellington