{"id":528623,"date":"2026-04-13T14:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/528623\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:29:27","slug":"council-begins-200k-revamp-of-old-rock-pub-in-stapleford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/528623\/","title":{"rendered":"Council begins \u00a3200k revamp of Old Rock pub in Stapleford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The former pub met the criteria for the scheme as it had been unoccupied for more than 12 months and was suitable for use that would be beneficial to the &#8220;local economy, society or environment&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Once works are complete to bring the building back to a lettable standard, the council will auction the lease rights for up to five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Last year, Broxtowe Borough Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cew4lnve4e9o\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revealed it was taking legal action against the building&#8217;s owners<\/a> after the former pub fell into disrepair and was branded an eyesore by residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Milan Radulovic, portfolio holder for asset management and development, said: &#8220;I&#8217;m proud that Broxtowe are leading the way on this initiative, with recognition of the great work we&#8217;re doing from the MHCLG, taking a proactive approach in ensuring our high streets and towns are attractive places to live, work, and meet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;m particularly pleased to be taking action to bring the Old Rock back into use, which has been a concern among residents since its closure in 2020.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The renovations are due to be complete later this year before the auction process begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former pub met the criteria for the scheme as it had been unoccupied for more than 12&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":528624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-528623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}