NEW managers have taken over a popular Herefordshire pub.

Gareth Hughes and Donna Price Hughes are the latest people to run the Full Pitcher in Ledbury. 

Posting on its Facebook page, Ms Price Hughes said that the pub will be open for food from midday to 7pm Monday to Thursday, midday to 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and midday to 6pm on Sundays. 

It will then remain open until an hour later for drinks. Food bookings are also being taken for Christmas Day from midday; however, customers can come in for a drink until 4pm. 

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For the time being, the only food that will be served will be a carvery, with other classic pub meals being on the menu in the New Year.

The Full Pitcher, prominently situated in New Street, off the Leadon Way and Ross Road roundabout, has had a number of different managers in the past few months. 

In July, Shaun Bartley said him and his partner, Sophie Knight were taking it on. 

However, the following month, its pub company, Stonegate, confirmed it was still closed, adding that a new tenant had taken it over and it recruiting a general manager to lead the day-to-day operations.

The pub reopened on August 25, under the management of Andy Hoyle and Jacqui Burns, who before the Covid pandemic were in charge of the Royal Oak in Much Marcle.

They later ran the Robin Hood in Monmouth before moving to Ledbury.

At the time, Mr Hoyle said he was the chef and was aiming to do carveries a couple of times a week. 

He added that there would also be live music at the pub.