A former pub in Penwortham has begun to tumble as demolition work begins. The Sumpter Horse Inn, which for many years saw locals campaign to save it, has seen the diggers and heavy machinery move in.

For more than a decade the fate of the former Sumpter Horse Inn has been unclear – as plans to demolished the pub were previously opposed. Work on the Sumpter, in Leyland Road, Penwortham ...