AFTER a year of speculation over its future, Hereford's historic Green Dragon hotel has been taken off the market.

Sales experts Christie's confirmed this week that owner Forte was no longer looking for buyers for the Broad Street property.

A package of hotels across the country was up for grabs, but all have been removed from sale amid company restructuring.

The Hereford Times broke the news about The Green Dragon last September. It was valued at £3.25 million when the 'For Sale' signs went up. Many parties expressed an interest in the 150-year-old business, but no concrete deal could be completed before Forte's shock announcement. Christie's say 'the file is now closed'.

The Royal at Ross-on-Wye was offered by Forte at the same time and was snapped up quickly for more than £1 million.