A CAMPAIGN to save a village's last pub could see it given a special protected status.
The landlords of The Manor, in Rectory Road, Great Holland, previously announced it will not reopen after Covid-19 following persistent “upsetting” complaints from neighbours.
David Salmon instead submitted blueprints for a change of use to turn the watering hole into a five-bedroom home.
Paul Withams, from nearby Manor Road, and a number of other villagers banded together in a bid to save the pub, formally known as The Ship Inn.
The group, called the Manor Reborn, submitted an application to Tendring Council for the pub to be listed as an asset of community value.