A WELL-known Bradford pub is currently shut, its owner has confirmed.

The Ring O'Bells, on Hill Top Road in Thornton, has been closed for the last few weeks.

It is owned by the largest pub company in the UK, the Stonegate Group.

The Telegraph & Argus asked the company to provide an update.

The group said the Ring O Bells is "closed for now while we look to recruit a new publican".

A spokesperson the group hopes to "recruit a new publican swiftly".

The Thornton pub once appeared on Channel 4’s popular series Four in a Bed.

The show features four sets of accommodation owners who travel to each other’s venues in a week of shows, battling it out to be named best value for money.