The Derby pub that came back from the brink

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The Abbey Pub is back. A few days ago the pub, once known as Derby's cheapest, announced it will finally reopen after a four-year campaign fought by residents and councillors.

The last pint was pulled at The Abbey in 2019 with a lack of staff and maintenance problems blamed for the demise of the historic and once popular watering hole. Since then we've had a global pandemic that finished off many other pubs, but campaigners weren't deterred. They wanted to save the Grade II* ancient monument and get it back up and running.

The pub itself has been described by Councillor Martin Repton, a key figure in its eventual resurrection, as the “heart of the community”. It originally acted as a hostelry for the local monastery that was built in the 1100s, housing visitors of the

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