A FAMOUS city pub name has reappeared in Hereford this week after an absence of several years.

The Farmhand and Firkin signs outside the hostelry in Commercial Road have now all been replaced with new displays for 'The Kerry.'

"Everybody who came in here used to talk about 'The Kerry' and we are in the business of giving people what they want," new owner Sam Ellis told The Hereford Times.

Until it was taken over by the Firkin chain, the pub was well known as either 'The Kerry' or 'The Kerry Arms'.

"When people used to phone up for taxis to come to the Firkin, the companies wouldn't know where you were talking about until you said 'Kerry'," Mr Ellis added.

He is hoping to re-establish the pub as a mecca for city drinkers and is planning to change the interior design of the building soon.