The White Lion, Crays Pond, Reading

From the local CAMRA mag - "Regular readers of SoxonAle will recall the long-running dispute over the White Lion, Cray’s Pond. Briefly, Greene King sold the pub in 2013 to a businessman from Huddersfield who decided to turn it into a family home and set about ripping out the kitchen, two bars and ladies’ toilets. However, in his haste he neglected to obtain planning permission. A long and resolute campaign of opposition by the local people resulted in SODC turning down the planning application and giving the owner one year to stop using it as a house. The latest development is that, at the time of writing, the pub lease is being advertised for £35k per annum for a term of 15-20 years. Early days – but if it all works out well the village could soon get its pub back."