WORK to re-open a popular pub near Malvern is continuing, with it set to re-open next month, creating 50 jobs in the process..

The Plough and Harrow, in Guarlford, is being re-opened under Brunning and Price, a group of 72 pub restaurants started in the North West of England and North Wales.

The pub is set to open on September 18, and staff are being hired to take over running it.

The old house and the historic pub have been joined and now have the addition of a garden room that will look out onto a stone patio, lawns and a wildflower meadow beyond.

Upstairs there is a Private Dining room that will seat 20 for small gatherings and large family meals.

It also has a private balcony with views across the Malvern Hills.

Josh Nicholson has been hired as manager, moving to Guarlford with his girlfriend Chloe and their 3-month-old baby girl, Isabella.

a spokesman for Brunning and Price said: "Now that we have the management team in place, we have turned our attentions to recruiting around 50 local people to work in the bar, waiting, kitchen and maintenance roles.

"All of our vacancies can be found on our website www.ploughandharrowpub.co.uk and you can apply directly online."