People power has saved an historic Grade-II listed pub after villagers raised £1m to keep it from developers.

The 15th century Packhorse Inn in South Stoke, Somerset, closed its doors six years ago and was sold with plans to turn it into flats.

But locals were able to stop the development going ahead by using the 2011 Localism Act to turn the pub into a "community asset of value", so its buyers had to sell it.

Villagers managed to raise £1,025,000 through 470 investors - paying as little as £50 each - and they bought it themselves.

It was finally reopened on Sunday by Brian Perkins, 87, who was born in the pub when it was owned owned by his family.

He said: "I was very sad when the pub closed a few years ago.