Hotel forced to dismiss asylum seeker rumours after hosting a group of healthcare workers

A LOCAL hotel has been forced to dismiss false rumours that it was set to become accommodation for asylum seekers.

- BY OLIVER PRIDMORE [e-mail] & TED O'NEILL [e-mail]

The hotel says it was proud to have hosted a group of healthcare workers in recent days, but that it “seems to have caused some misunderstanding”.

The owners of The Elms Hotel in Retford posted on Facebook on Sunday, September 28, to clarify the situation.

Dency Mathew and Praveen Ramankutty said: “Two or three weeks ago we hosted a group of skilled healthcare workers - native Indian people - but who work in the UK for the NHS.

"Sadly, this seems to have caused some misunderstanding.

Please continue to stand with local businesses like ours instead of letting misinformation cause harm.

Dency Mathew and Praveen Ramankutty

“We really appreciate the contribution they made to our community during the Covid-19 pandemic and the contribution they still make up and down the UK.