Matthew Cooke, who has run the Malvern Hills Hotel for 24 years, said the severely overrunning closure of the A449 near British Camp means his business is not viable anymore.
Worcestershire County Council has been unable to provide a confirmed reopening date.
The road has been closed since September 8, 2025 for repairs to a collapsed retaining wall, with reopening having been postponed, seemingly indefinitely, after a new landslip appeared earlier this year.
Serious impact on business
Mr Cooke, said he is currently “working for free”, and his fears about the impact on the hotel have been exacerbated by Herefordshire Council’s upcoming four-week closure of Jubilee Drive for maintenance works.
“My business is no…