Overview
- Roberts purchased the Hendrewen Hotel in Blaencwm, Rhondda Valley, in 2023 with a £500,000 overhaul plan.
- He admitted the project remains 60% complete after two years and said he had “failed on every level.”
- Planning complications, including mandatory flood-risk preparations, have driven cost overruns and extended timelines.
- A group of 15- to 17-year-olds has been enlisted on site to learn trades and gain hands-on skills.
- After a 2022 health crisis that involved heart, kidney and liver failure, Roberts hopes to finish the project and boost local employment later this year.