THE popular Sportsman's Rest pub in Porchfield has reopened.

The pub had closed after pulling its last pint on October 8, with the Covid pandemic blamed.

It reopened at the weekend with new owners and the team posted on Facebook: "Wonderful to see this beautiful pub alive again. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support, we were very emotional!

"The Sportsman's Rest is officially open again, and we look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible.

"We can't wait to meet and serve all of our amazing customers in this lovely community."

The opening hours will be Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 11pm, Friday and Saturday, 11am to midnight.

Food will be served from Monday from 12pm to 8.30pm, with a condensed menu to start with.