‘Save our pubs!’ | National Pub Day

In the picture-book village of Rattlesden, the Five Bells was filling up with regulars. They were clearly delighted that their pub, and specifically its veteran landlady Debbie Oliver, was one of the five winners of our competition to find the most beloved locals in the UK. Four snowy-haired widowers, Les, Chris, Dave and Richard, who were sitting at a table in the steeply-terraced pub garden out the back, were relishing the idea that The Telegraph had put £5,000 behind the bar. ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.