A GROUP of residents has vowed to protect their local pub after recent interest from developers. The Blue Bell, Mount Pleasant, Mickley has been trading throughout lockdown and plans are afoot to open the new ‘Stables Bar’ in an outbuilding as restrictions are eased. The pub, owned by Trust Inns, has been on the market for over a year and has recently had its price reduced. A planning application had been submitted to build three homes on the pub car park, with the sale advertised as having “considerable scope for a range of uses, subject to the granting of relevant permissions”.