Hope and Anchor pub to reopen with £320,000 refurbishment

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 12:19 · Archive

The Hope and Anchor in Hartlepool will reopen next month after an 11-month closure and £320,000 refurbishment.

The Hope and Anchor pub in Greatham, Hartlepool, will reopen in early November following an 11-month closure. Scott Standing and Danielle Creswell are taking over the pub with investment from Star Pubs 1, which is owned by Heineken. Building work starts on 12 October, with the reopening expected early the following month. The refurbishment will cost £320,000 and is expected to create ten jobs.

The new operators plan to make the pub a community hub, with activities including quizzes, live music, pool and darts matches, and car boot sales. Scott Standing said the couple were 'brought up in the area' and want to give residents 'somewhere nice to go out and socialise with family and friends'. The pub will open seven days a week from 12 noon to 11pm, with food served until 8pm. The pair aim to host local society gatherings, charity events and to appeal to visitors from beyond the village with 'top-quality food worth travelling for'.

How it is being reported

• Couple excited to reopen Teesside village pub 'with top quality food worth travelling for'Scott Standing and Danielle Creswell are excited to take over the Hope and Anchor pub in Greatham Village, Hartlepool, following an 11-month closure and £320,000 investmentTeessideLive · 9 Oct, 11:49
• New pub bosses reveal plans to reopen Hartlepool's Hope and Anchor at Greatham with £320,000 refurbishmentTen jobs will be created when a pub reopens next month after a six-figure refurbishment.Hartlepool Mail · 8 Oct, 08:41

In this story: Scott Standing · Danielle Creswell · Hope and Anchor · Greatham · Hartlepool · Star Pubs 1 · Heineken

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