By Steve Robson PUBLISHED: 11:30 EST, 4 June 2013 | UPDATED: 12:01 EST, 4 June 2013 A plan to open a Kung Fu centre in a derelict hotel using £1.6million of public funds has been scrapped. The proposed martial arts retreat in Llangollen, North Wales, was today described in a report into the failed project as a waste of money. The Welsh Government bought the River Lodge Hotel in 2007 with the intention of leasing it back to community group Powys Fadog. But delays led the building to become an unusable ruin, forcing the decision to abandon the centre.
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Bought the River Lodge Hotel in Llangollen, north Wales, in 2007
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Community group Powys Fadog wanted to turn it into Kung Fu centre
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Project abandoned after series of setbacks
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Welsh Government paid more for building than it was worth
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Has incurred around £200,000 costs already for repairs and maintenance
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Report slams purchase of building as 'troubling' waste of public funds
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