Locals want to sink £300 , 000 into buying a village pub from £148million lottery winner Adrian Bayford. The Grade II-listed Rose and Crown is the last remaining boozer in the Essex hamlet of Ashdon, population 893. It has been shut since July, there is little sign of activity and villagers fear it may not reopen at all after lockdown. Do you think Lottery winner Adrian should sell ? We are trying our best to bring the village back into life.”Locals reckon the pub will go for around £300,000.

Source: Daily Mirror March 06, 2021 16:41 UTC