Residents' set up action group to save village pub
Published: 06:50, 24 November 2015
White Hart in Hamstead Marshall set to be sold to developers
HAMSTEAD Marshall residents have set up a ‘save the White Hart’ action group in an attempt to stop the pub being sold to developers.
A planning application has been submitted to turn the 16th-century inn into four houses, and the agent, acting on behalf of the applicant, says the pub is no longer viable – a claim questioned by many locals.
The pub has been closed since September 11 while the owner Stella Coulthurst “explores different options”.
The action group is hoping the council will refuse the application, which it says will give them time to find someone that may be willing to take on the premises.
A Facebook page and Twitter feed have been set up at www.facebook.com/TheWhiteHartActionTeam and @SaveWhiteHartHM
