Pub-goers have launched a bid to take over one of the country’s best-known and loved live music venues - The Greys in Brighton has been put on the market by Ei Group after the industry giant failed to find the pub a permanent tenant.
Brighton & Hove Council has declared the pub an Asset of Community Value, and now local residents in the Hanover area of the city have banded together as Friends of the Greys to purchase the freehold and secure its survival.
Performers at the Greys over the last 30 years have included Damien Rice, Georgie Fame, Martin Carthy, Shirley Collins, ...