Robert Francis (politician)

Robert Francis
Chairman of the Council of the Isles of Scilly
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2018
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
OccupationHotelier, politician

Robert Francis is a British politician and businessman who has served as Chairman of the Council of the Isles of Scilly since 2018.[1][2] He, along with his wife Teresa, have owned the Star Castle hotel since 2003 and the Holy Vale vineyard since 2009.[3][4][5] Previous to this, he built a hotel on St Martin's which opened in 1989, and ran the Polurrian Hotel in Mullion, on the Lizard Peninsular.[6]

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  2. ^ scillynowandthen (2019-05-14). "Robert Francis remains Chair of Scilly's Council". thisisscillynews. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  3. ^ Villa-Clarke, Angelina. "Star Castle Hotel: It's A Feast Of The Senses In The Scillies". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  4. ^ Bond, Amanda (2022-06-28). "The amazing entrepreneurs of Scilly". Great British Life. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  5. ^ "Star Castle". The Telegraph. 2017-10-03. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  6. ^ Green, David (22 April 1989). Mumford, Clive (ed.). "Hotelier Makes A Dream A Reality". The Scillonian. p. 21.