A COUNTRYSIDE pub with a 400 year history is set to close with its owner blaming rising costs.
Joshua Johnson took over The Bell Inn pub in Monkleigh, Devon, in May last year but says it has become impossible to keep trading.
Google MapsThe Bell Inn pub in Monkleigh, Devon is set to close in just over a week[/caption]He made the painful announcement to customers on Facebook, with the venue set to close in a little over a week.
The post read: “It is with the deepest...