McKerracher said the landlord approached him in the New Year asking him if he would like to buy the pub. After a few months he decided to take it over.

McKerracher plans to turn the pub into a “real food pub”.He said: “I don’t want it to be a poncy gastropub. I want it to be pub prices, with pub food but freshly prepared using local products."

McKerracher said the landlord approached him in the New Year asking him if he would like to buy the pub. After a few months he decided to take it over.

McKerracher plans to turn the pub into a “real food pub”.He said: “I don’t want it to be a poncy gastropub. I want it to be pub prices, with pub food but freshly prepared using local products."