Struggling pub near Ludlow could be turned into a house
THERE are plans to turn a countryside pub near Ludlow into a house as it's no longer required, viable or fit for purpose. The owners of The Jolly Frog, near Leintwardine on the Herefordshire-Shropshire border, said they have marketed the pub for rent but nobody sees it as a viable business. The pub has been closed for two years, so Stuart Lawson has asked Herefordshire Council if he can turn the pub, around one mile north of the village on the A4113, into a house. In a design and access statement sent to the council, consultants gave nine reasons for why the scheme should be given the...