THE FATE of a Wombwell pub hangs in the balance today as bidding closes on its sale.

The Barley Sheaf, on Aldham House Lane, was put up for sale last month by owners Enterprise Inns.

It is open for bidding, but landlord and landlady Steve and Andrea Oliver hope to win and save the pub from potential closure or demolition for development.

Andrea said: “It is the only one left of its sort in Wombwell.

“It is very much a community pub, where everybody knows one another and looks out for one another. We know what time people will be coming in and what they will be having to drink.”

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