A much loved community pub has closed its doors for good.
Husband and wife team Adam and Sue Franklin have been at the helm of the Horse & Jockey on Waddicar Lane in Melling for almost seven years. The pub gained a huge following by serving thousands of hot meals to people in need during the first national lockdown.
Adam told the ECHO: "When we got the pub it was a blot on the landscape. The whole business has been driven to be as family friendly as possible. We never ever thought we'd leave, we thought we'd be there until retirement. But you just can't fight billion pound companies."
