On this day in Wembury — 2 December 1989

The Western Evening Herald carried an advert seeking part-time bar and kitchen staff, along with a cleaner, for the Old Wheel pub in Wembury. The timing reflects a period of change, as 1989 marked the arrival of a new licensee, Mandy, whose tenure is recorded in local CAMRA pub guides. The recruitment drive suggests the new management was establishing a fresh team to take the pub forward. Known locally as the Old Wheel at that time, the pub stood at the centre of village life, and its continuity through changes of ownership underlined its role as a gathering place for Wembury residents.

(Source: Western Evening Herald, 2 December 1989 — staff advert; Plymouth CAMRA pub guide for licensee records.)