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BBC News
3 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Roxwell pub to reopen thanks to £600k fundraising effort
A Grade II listed village pub is due to reopen its doors with new tenants after a two-year long campaign to save the historical Chequers in Roxwell near Chelmsford is about 300 years old but was forced to shut its doors in 2020 after the long-standing owners was under threat of permanent closure but more than £600,000 was raised by local people to buy tenant Sam Davies said she and business partner David Wheeler felt "so lucky" to be opening the doors on 28 June. The fundraising by the Roxwell Chequers Community Benefit Society (RCCBS) earned the venture a national "pub saving award" from the Campaign for Real fundraising included a £276,000 grant from the government's Community Ownership new tenants have run five pubs together in the past, including the Foresters Arms in Loughton where the pair met."We fell in love, what a pub. We made our decision and the rest is history," said Ms duo have plans to keep the old-fashioned pub events alive such as karaoke, Christmas grotto and curry management committee member Emma Drakeford said: "After everything the community has achieved to get us here — from forming RCCBS, to raising the funds, to restoring the building — we can't wait to see The Chequers thriving once again." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Noel Edmonds complains he is 'haemorrhaging money' on £15m New Zealand estate
Noel Edmonds reveals he is losing money with his business in New Zealand when the pouring rain puts people off coming to his pub. "We're haemorrhaging money at the moment," he says in ITV's Kiwi Adventure. The Deal or No Deal presenter, 76, set up life across the pond in New Zealand, leaving behind the UK forever in 2018. He bought up a £15m estate, River Haven, of 12 properties including a pub called The Bugger Inn and his own vineyard. Inviting the cameras into his life once again, the TV star has filmed a fly-on-the-wall reality show Kiwi Adventure which is now streaming on ITVX. In dramatic scenes in episode two, Edmonds is stood watching the downpours at the start of the season where he shares that the business is losing money as a result of the weather. He says: "When you come to New Zealand, you change your view about your relationship between the weather and the economy. "We're haemorrhaging money at the moment because you have to take staff on in anticipation of the guests coming. We're going to have to have a spectacular November and December to balance the books." Ever the optimist, Edmonds doesn't lose hope that things will turn out for the better. He says: "I believe in the cosmos. I believe everything happens for a reason." Although, he does admit: "Just struggling at the moment to come up with a good reason here!" It's early spring and The Bugger Inn pub should have lots of customers but there is barely anyone in sight because of the rain — despite their best efforts of trying to get people to come in. Earlier on, Edmonds had admitted it has been hard setting up his own business. He tells the cameras: "New Zealand is a great place to come to but it's not the easiest place to set up a business. We've done a fascinating thing with the River Haven adventure. Will it be the move that sustains us for years to come? Watch this space!" Despite the struggles, it's clear that Edmonds loves his new life in New Zealand with his wife Liz. "We were drawn here by the energy of the area," he says. Their new life in New Zealand is a far cry from their lives when they first met on the set of Deal or No Deal in the UK in 2006. It's been six years since they packed up their lives in the UK. The TV star has the chance to share why he decided to leave the UK for good in 2018. He says in Kiwi Adventure: "When people say to me, 'What do you miss at the UK?' I find myself going back to why I left. Because all the things I miss about Britain are the reasons I left. By that I mean that the country changed so much, so fast, so fundamentally, that I found myself missing a quieter country... We are not trees so you can move." Edmonds reveals he aims to have no regrets when he "gets to the end". Elsewhere, Liz also explains the couple had not initially thought they would set up the business. She says: "None of this was planned. None of it was planned at all. There was no plan whatsoever to buy a vineyard and do this. I don't know it was just a feeling of we could work on this, we could develop this." Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure airs on ITV1 and ITVX on Friday, 20 June at 9pm.
Daily Mail
14 hours ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Over 10 people trapped after minibus smashes into a pub
Up to 11 people became trapped in a minibus after it smashed into the side of a pub on a highway in Melbourne 's eastern suburbs. More to come.
ABC News
15 hours ago
- ABC News
Gascoyne Junction pub re-opens doors ending outback town's six-month dry spell
For residents of a small town in Western Australia's remote Gascoyne, a cold pint of beer has — until now — required a near-350-kilometre round trip. After a six-month dry spell, locals in Gascoyne Junction, 1,000 kilometres north of Perth, were overjoyed to see the doors of the local pub reopen on Monday this week. Resident Jarrod Walker said it had been a long wait for locals and visitors. "Everyone's pretty excited to get there and have a beer tonight," he said. "It's the social hub, it's the fabric of the community. "It just really lifts the whole community and gives everyone another reason to come to [this] beautiful part of the world." The pub closed its doors in December, when the previous owners decided to retire. The six-month hiatus left people facing the 174km drive to Carnarvon if they wanted a beer or a pub meal. The Shire of Upper Gascoyne took the opportunity to complete renovations, as well as mulling and abandoning the idea to re-open the pub under a cooperative model. Despite the delay, Mr Walker said he always remained optimistic. "We always knew that we'd get [the pub] up and running again, but we didn't think it would take this long," he said. As in many regional towns, the Junction Pub serves as more than just a place to have a drink. Upper Gascoyne Shire tourism and development officer Ainsley Hardie said the pub played a crucial part in keeping the town connected. "It's our roadhouse, coffee shop, supermarket, takeaway, it's our restaurant, accommodation, pub … it's the place where we come to be social," she said. "It might be the first time you've had a conversation in a week for some of our pastoralists with another person." Ms Hardie noted while the pub's doors were closed, the lack of accommodation had also affected tourist numbers in the community. "We are definitely seeing a drop in visitor numbers," she said. "But we're spreading the word that we're open again and we've still got an amazing area to come and visit." The town is home to 65 people, with a further 105 scattered across the Shire as a whole. But it is familiar territory for the pub's new lessees, Daniel Bond and Evangelitsa Cartwright. "My dad's side of the family owned Edmund Station, and mum's side of the family were on Jimba Jimba," Mr Bond said. "The pub actually resides on Vivash Way, which is my mum's maiden name. "We have the old shearers table out the back, which was donated from Edmund station years ago to the Shire to be put in the pub by our family. "It's sort of full circle now that we've come back to town." Mr Bond had worked on cattle stations around the town, before breaking his leg and training as a chef. He moved to Canada where he met Litza, his partner, before moving back to Australia and taking over the pub together. "In these towns, sometimes they don't get people coming back once they leave," he said. "It's good to come back with experience and a willingness to get it done for the community. That makes me smile at the end of the day."
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeremy Clarkson's girlfriend Lisa Hogan sacked from pub job
Jeremy Clarkson's girlfriend, Lisa Hogan, has revealed that she was sacked from her job at a pub. The Irish actress and model began dating the former Top Gear and Grand Tour host back in 2017 and regularly appears on Clarkson's Farm. Series four of the documentary show was released across May and June this year, with eight new episodes dropping on Prime Video. READ MORE: Clarkson's Farm star announces new venture after leaving show Jeremy Clarkson and Lisa Hogan at Cheltenham Festival. (Image: Andrew Matthews/PA) One of the main topics covered was Mr Clarkson's £1,000,000 takeover of The Windmill pub in Asthall near Burford. Renamed The Farmer's Dog, the Cotswolds boozer opened to the public last August and saw a huge effort from the team, including Ms Hogan, to get it ready in time. The 51-year-old has now revealed that she was once sacked for a job at a pub in Australia, according to the Daily Star. READ MORE: Jeremy Clarkson's customers share bizarre Cotswolds pub complaint Experience the pulse of Oxford at your fingertips 🗞️ With our flash sale, Oxford Mail keeps you updated for less: only £4 for 4 months or save 40 per cent on an annual subscription. Don't miss out on what's happening locally #DigitalDeal #LocalJournalismhttps:// — Oxford Mail (@TheOxfordMail) June 16, 2025 'I was fired from a bar in Australia! Some people had ordered a bottle of wine, and I couldn't get the cork out, so I put the bottle between my legs and pulled,' she said. 'There might have been some comments made by the men at the table, they were being a bit naughty, and I might have given them back as good as I got. "They complained, and I was fired.' Series five of Clarkson's Farm was confirmed by Mr Clarkson last year and has already started filming, with Ms Hogan expected to feature once again.
