A Stirling family who say they were forced to cut their holiday short after her autistic daughter fell severely ill is taking legal action over the "shocking" conditions at the Majorcan hotel at which they were staying.

June Spark says the hygiene standards at the Hotel in Puerto Alcudia were so bad the family ended the two-week holiday a week early. She and daughters Brione and Morgan were all seriously ill with gastroenteritis while at the resort, and Brione was hospitalised upon their return to the UK.

"It seems that Miss Spark and her family were not the only people who were adversely affected by the terrible conditions at the resort and she has told me that a number of people were ill at the same time as them," said the family's solicitor Jenny Fewins of  Irwin Mitchell,

“Having been advised that the hotel would be suitable for her and her children it is understandable that she was furious to discover it was anything but. Her daughter fell ill after just two days there and all three of them are still suffering from symptoms now.

“Sadly this is a typical example of the kinds of problems we see at so many hotels and resorts as a result of poor standards of health and hygiene conditions.”

She added that she hoped the travel company would work with the family to provide "fair and prompt compensation".

Spark said the problems were caused by food in the hotel restaurant often being served raw or cold, flies swarming in the eating area, dirty water in the swimming pool and sewage smells throughout the resort.