Save The Cock Inn: Community Fights For Historic Pub

0:00It's April 14th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Lester News today. Your AI-powered local news. A 750-year-old pub in Sipson, Lestershire called the Coc Inn has been crumbling since it shut down in 2019. Now over 2,500 locals have signed a petition pushing the Hinkley and Bosworth Burrow Council and owners, star pubs, and bars to. Fix it up and get it open again. That petition heads to a council meeting on Tuesday. Local offices just wrapped up on-site talks with the pub company's team about a full restoration plan for this grade 2 listed gym. They're waiting on written details about repairs, timelines, and lining up a new operator to run the place. Villagers see it as more than a spot for pints. It's a historic heart of the community, drawing folks for centuries. Campaign leader and local counselor Joshua Mellon warns it's deteriorating fast and needs urgent work to stop more damage. Star pubs says they knocked out major structural fixes at the end of 2025, and now specialists are drawing up plans for phase 2, like, shoring up an outside

1:05wall and inside tweaks. All that needs council sign off first, but they're already sprucing up the site with new fencing and pruning. Meanwhile, the council's keeping a close eye, ready to enforce repairs legally if promises slip. Fingers cross this, pushes the Coc Inn back to life as sipsons go to gathering spot.