The last pub in a Peak District village has been saved from closure thanks to a last minute fundraising effort.

The Anglers Rest in Bamford, which also hosts a post office ... Most people describe it as the beating heart of the village." The building has been registered as an "asset of community value ...

Ashopton and the neighbouring village of Derwent were both sacrificed ... Some descendants of the villagers of Ashopton now live in nearby Bamford. The collection has been bought by Bamford ...

Beating heart of village' Rosemary Lane, finance director at the Bamford Community Society, which runs the pub, said: "I would be absolutely devastated [if it closed]. "All the people around me ...