LAST orders has been called for those looking to save a 200-year-old village pub.

Regulars out to prevent an iconic inn standing opposite former prime minister David Lloyd George’s boyhood home from closing are set to move to the next stage of their community buy-out plans.

An original share issue before Christmas saw more than 200 shareholders pledging their cash to buy out Tafarn y Plu in Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth, and brought in some £60,000.

The deadline for applications was then extended to 31 January to enable others to join in the venture. Applications for grant aid from various sources to help with the ambitious plans are well advanced.

Now community benefit group Menter y Plu, registered with the Financial Conduct Authority to issue shares in the project, is reminding any potential investors that the closing date is fast approaching, and that the share issue will be closed on Thursday (31 January).

Share applications can be made online through the group’s website at www.menteryplu.cymru where further information about the project can also be viewed.

They hope to ensure its survival as an inn, a long-popular venue with tourists and locals alike, but to also develop it into more of a community hub offering other services.

They are encouraging locals to suggest services they’d like to see being offered.

See this week’s north editions for the full story, in shops and online on Thursday