The jollity has returned to the Jolly Anglers after a takeover and a new landlady at the helm. When the pub closed suddenly in February, locals were left wondering what the future held and some were worried it had gone for good.
But the Beeston Rylands pub reopened this month following a major revamp - and regulars couldn't be happier. Landlady Paula Stevenson has notched up nearly 40 years in the industry, having worked at pubs both in this country and Ibiza party hotspot San Antonio.
More recently she has been running The Foresters Arms in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. She said: "I am completely new to the area. I saw this as a challenge. I have come from a very, very different pub, a lot smaller, literally on the high street, very busy. This seemed a challenge to get it up and running and do what I want to do with it. I have got a lot of plans in place."
