A BRADFORD district pub will become a family affair when it reopens next month.

The Glen, based in Gilstead Lane, Bingley, was originally due to close for good in January 2023.

But following what has been described as ‘exceptionally low trade during December 2022’ with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the previous tenants called time earlier than its original planned date and closed in December last year instead.

Now the pub has been given a new lease of life and is set to reopen on Saturday, April 1.

The site has been taken over by the Hartley family, who live in the village. The day-to-day running of the pub will be carried out by brother and sister, Byron and Ellie Hartley, with their father, Brian Hartley, also helping out in the pub.

The pub is set to undergo a bit of renovation work before it welcomes back punters, including a revamp for the site’s cellar.

Brian said: “We have lived in the village for the last 18 years and it used to be our local pub.

“We were looking into doing it as a family and then it came up to let.

“It will be a family business. My son and daughter will be running it full-time.”