Locals buy pub to avoid last orders
DELIGHTED locals at a Salford pub have saved their boozer – by buying it.
The Star Inn, Broughton, went at auction for £80,000 to a local consortium after it was put up for sale by brewery Robinsons.
GP Tim Worden, one of the six directors of the new company, said: “In just three weeks the community has banded together and pledged enough money.
“It’s a great pub. We didn’t want to see it closed down.”
The award-winning pub – which is in a conservation area – dates back to the 1860s and is described by real ale group Camra as ‘a hidden gem’.
Published: Fri, 16 October, 2009
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