THE clean-up continues at a Meirionnydd pub after it was struck by lightning - sparking a blaze and forcing the evacuation of bed and breakfast guests.

The Peniarth Arms in Bryncrug was struck by lightning last Wednesday, causing a fire which ripped through the building’s attic.

Speaking a few days after the blaze, which took firefighters approximately three hours to extinguish fully, pub owner Suzanne Fox (pictured) said: “We’re still waiting for insurers to come around and estimate the amount of damage done but the bar is open and rooms are available.”

Read the full story in today’s Meirionnydd edition of the Cambrian News