Thorley Pub, Meir

Meir resident Fred Rushton at the doomed Thorley pub
Region: Meir

A former drug-den pub on a housing estate being knocked down as part of a £5.5 million regeneration scheme. Families had been campaigning to have the Thorley pub in Meir knocked down for years. RENEW North Staffordshire bought the derelict building from Punch Taverns. Resident Fred Rushton as the bulldozers move in

“I will be glad to go. It’s not a nice place to live... There’s no community left here any more. ”
Linda Coates, Middleport
“I want to see the residents of this area having a voice and RENEW to take account of their views. ”
Steven Pritchard, Cobridge

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