A Manchester Evening News artcile of 22/8/2024, stated the pub was set to re-open c.15/10/2024. 6/5/2024 Heineken announced that the premises were to reopen as a pub after a refurb. Planning Application DC/092352 | To replace existing signs and associated lighting. Registered 12/6/2024. Closed 5/1/2023 supposedly awaiting a new tenant. Thoroughly boarded-up 1/4/2023. This is a good community pub that is busy on Friday nights with a lively atmosphere for those who like background music. A good balance is struck between a choice of real ales and food. There is a large bar extending into a carvery (noon-9pm daily) serving area. The rest of the ground floor is screened into four areas, quite well decorated for Interior Decorator’s pastiche, with a gas flame-effect fire in one room, and in the rear room that is neatly decorated, an enclosed stove also gas fired. Some may say there has been a loss of original character, yet it continues to thrive as a destination for both drinkers and diners. There is an attractive garden area at the rear with a large car park that replaced the bowling green in the 1970s.