REGULARS at a Baxenden pub will see a new face behind the bar when they visit their local for a pint.

Phil Green, 51, has moved into the Bay Horse Hotel, Manchester Road, with his wife Kathy, 44.

The couple bought the pub with Dennis Gregory, landlord of the Victoria, further along Manchester Road in Accrington.

Phil has run a number of other pubs and clubs including Burnley Road Bowling Club, the Lidgett, Merry England and the Victoria, Great Harwood.

Kathy will continue with her job as duty manager of Lancashire Ambulance, where she has worked for 23 years.