FORMER staff members of the Cleddau Bridge Hotel are continuing to fight for money owed following its sudden closure this week.

In a statement, staff at the hotel said they were requesting more information from the hotel's owners, Kullar Hotel Group, about cash they say they are owed.

The staff said: "All us staff, formerly employed at the Cleddau Bridge Hotel, have been shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of our jobs.

"Many of whom have been at the company for many years and haven’t received any support from the owners at this difficult time.

"We have all met up as staff recently and have sent a letter to the owners for further information on why we have all been dismissed and monies owed.

"We are hoping for a prompt response from the owners so this issue can be resolved before it is taken further.

"We thank everyone for all the kind words of support that we have received and to the local businesses that have offered many of us jobs."

Local Labour county councillor Josh Beynon told the Western Telegraph: "The former workers at the Cleddau Bridge Hotel deserve more than the way they have been treated by the Kullar family.

"Staff have received no written communication regarding the closure of the hotel or the loss of their jobs.

"This is completely unacceptable.

"Staff are owed redundancy pay, holiday pay and pay in lieu which they are now fighting to get hold of. “ It had been believed owners the Kullars would use the hotel as a care home.

"I have met with the owners of the hotel this morning (Friday) and they have informed me that their intentions are to turn the building into a residential care home,” said Cllr Beynon.

"Clearly, the current owners have been unable to make the hotel the success it once was and have confirmed to me their intention to change the business use completely.

"That of course will be subject to planning and will require the support of the local community.

"I am calling on the owners of the hotel to do the right thing and pay what is owed.

"I will do everything in my power to support the staff in their pursuit of justice."

Owner Raj Kullar has refuted the care home proposal, saying the idea was only a suggestion made during a meeting with Cllr Beynon.

Mr Kullar was listed as director up to September 2014, only to be replaced by Jasjit Singh Kullar, Sukhjit Singh Kullar, and later by his wife, Manjit Kaur Kullar.

He said: “We are not sure what we are going to do with the site.

“It was his [Cllr Beynon’s] recommendation to do something with care, it’s not even a maybe, it’s not something I’m experienced in myself.”

Speaking about the January 2 closure, he added: “No-one in their right mind wants to close a business. The company wasn’t able to pay redundancy pay, I did a director’s loan and sent money in to the accounts to pay the staff off.”